Text block – new line and new paragraphs

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    lesleyingram · Member ·

    I am trying to upload a poem to a text block, but it seems to interpret each new line as a new paragraph, which means the format of the poem is wrong, too spaced out. How do I get a carriage return/new line into a text block without a new paragraph, I want a new paragraph to be a new verse. Or, if this isn’t possible, how to space the paragraphs so closely together that that look like the same text block? Thank you.

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    For poetry, or to preserve your word, line and paragraph spacing exactly as you type it, you can use the verse block instead:

    Verse Block

    To add a line break in a paragraph block, press Shift-Enter. Just pressing Enter in a paragraph block will always create a new paragraph.

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    lesleyingram · Member ·

    Ah. Thank you!!

    So easy when you know how.

    Is there any way to get rid of the backgroud shading on the verse block do you know?

    Thanks!

  • staff-mckluskey · Staff ·

    You wouldn’t be able to change the styling of that block but if it bothers you, there’s also a way to create a new line in the Paragraph Block without additional spaces. For that, instead of pressing Enter, as you would usually do to add a new line, you’d hit Shift+Enter.

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    lesleyingram · Member ·

    Thank you so much!

    Much appreciated.

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