Paragraphs and Line Breaks

10. Paragraphs and Line Breaks (and other shortcuts)

By now you've probably realized that as you type and insert carriage returns (hitting the "Enter" key), FrontPage automatically puts a "double space" between your paragraphs.

If you're new to the world of web design, this is probably a little unexpected for you. Word processors only put "single spaces" between carriage returns -- why does FrontPage put "double spaces"?

Well, it's not just FrontPage -- it's just how the web works, and you'll have to accept it. For a longer explanation, wait for our HTML introduction article. For now, just know that web browsers will always put a "double space" between your paragraphs (unless you get really advanced and use stylesheets).

If you want to insert a single line break,
like this,
you can easily do this in FrontPage by typing Shift-Enter (or going to Insert > Line Break). See below for more keyboard shortcuts.

Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts and Right-Clicking

Getting to know FrontPage's keyboard shortcuts and right-clicking will help you to be more efficient. Right-click to quickly access table, cell, picture, theme, or page properties. Right-clicking on an object (navigation bar, picture, table, etc.) will generally allow you to access the properties. Here are a few of the keyboard shortcuts we use most often:

Line Break	Shift-Enter
Picture Properties	Click on picture, then type Alt-Enter (or right-click)
Hyperlink	Highlight the word or graphic and type Control-K
Navigation Bar Properties	Click on navigation bar, then type Alt-Enter (or right-click)
Inserting a row at the end of a table	While you are in the last cell, type Tab and a new row will automatically be inserted.
Select everything on the page	Control-A
Undo	Control-Z
Redo	Control-Y
Save	Control-S
Switch between open files	Control-Tab
Refresh page (helpful after saving files)	F5 (also works in browser)
Copy	Control-C
Paste	Control-V
Bold	Control-B
Italic	Control-I

Next: Basic Theme Modifications

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10. Paragraphs and Line Breaks (and other shortcuts)