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With the newest update to Pages, the Shift+Return shortcut to inserting a soft return is no longer working. I've used PAGES since the beginning, it appears to be a software bug. Any help???
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.6
It seems Control+Return is now being used by Pages as the new key combination for Insert Line Break / Soft Return. What we want is for it to move back to Shift+Return. And sadly the Keyboard Shortcuts settings will not accept Shift+Return for Insert Line Break.
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How do I get this wonderful, mythical, elusive Pages upgrade? My Pages on MacOS Venture says v13.2 and I can't seem to find anyway to upgrade.
App Store shows v14 came out 7 hours ago.
Am I not worthy?
Seems to me ctrl+enter can do the trick
A workaround that I just discovered is to find an old document with the soft return. Copy the soft return with a few characters before and after, then paste into your new document.
Thank you. This absolutely works. And is incredibly annoying. Hope they put it back to how every other program works soon!
That would be quite a cumbersome workaround. You could simply add one line break through the "Insert >> Line Break" menu and then copy-paste this one.
Apple brain-fart right there!! So frustrating 😩🤯
It works with control rather than shift now somehow, don't know if they messed up or didn't on purpose but that's awful.
Use Control, Shift + Return to now do a "soft return". It makes no sense whatsoever that this has been changed and it's more awkward to use. I agree, it will drive you crazy ;)
Just "Control + Return", but yes adding shift in there too does no harm (beyond the finger workout😁).
Thanks! Glad to find out it's actually only two keys I need to press.
I saw on a very early post that the "Shift" needed pressed as well. I thought that was a little too many buttons!
In System Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, App Shortcuts, add Pages and I used Control+Return for insert Line Break. Works great.
"Shift-return" was a super easy one hand gesture. "Control-return" is a two hand gesture, it's pure nonsense to make simple actions more difficult. Apple needs to fire whoever did this.
On Canadian keyboard too, we now have to use a TWO HAND action rather than a ONE HAND action. This is insane!
Faced with this eye rolling situation, I've uninstalled Pages v.13.2 and reinstalled Pages v.13.1 from my back up.
NEVER will I upgrade the Pages unless this is fixed.
PAGES Shift+Return Keystroke for soft return no longer working
