bullet point with paragraphs under it

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bullet point with paragraphs under it

I want to use a bullet pointed list, but I want to be able to be able to continue the bullet point text over multiple paragraphs. The paragraphs should be equally indented, just like the first one preceding the bullet point.

Right now if I press enter the next paragraph automatically becomes "2", if I backspace out the "2" the paragraph loses it's indent and the computer no longer thinks of it as a continuation under the initial point.

I could try to indent the following paragraphs the exact same amount using paragraph formatting, but this is cumbersome, and the bullets lose their continuity.

I realise this is unusual. But it would be idea for the particular situation.

Help?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Jun 23, 2017 1:01 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 23, 2017 5:59 PM in response to KylaC

A "Soft Return" or New Line is shift return.

When you use that you get a new line within the same paragraph.

Alternatively you will need to alternate styled paragraphs. One with the bullet lead, the following with a full indent to line up with the text, but with no bullet.

Peter

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SGIII

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Jun 23, 2017 4:14 PM in response to KylaC

Here's a screenshot for what I did before posting:

When typing into a document based on the Blank template <control-return> did the trick for me. But I see <shift-return> seems to have an identical result (in Pages 6.2).

I did a little old-school cheating and just typed <control-return> (or <shift-return>) twice when I wanted a blank line in between.

SG

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Answer 3

SGIII

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Jun 23, 2017 5:58 PM in response to KylaC

Instead of 'enter' try 'control-enter' to start a new line or lines "within" a bullet or numbered list item.

Then use 'enter' to start a new bullet or numbered list item.

SG

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VikingOSX

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Jun 23, 2017 5:41 PM in response to SGIII

Both the control, or the shift+enter sequence introduce a line separator character (UTF-8 e2 80 a8). This is distinct from the line feed (aka newline) (UTF-8 0a), which is the hard return or paragraph mark in Pages.

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KylaC Author

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Jun 23, 2017 6:09 PM in response to KylaC

You guys are amazing! This is a fabulous trick and I'll definitely use it some time.

Unfortunately it doesn't solve this particular problem. This starts a new line *within* a paragraph. It doesn't allow me to start a new paragraph. So unfortunately this messes up another bit of formatting. This document has a .5 line space between paragraphs. If I start a new line, I get normal within paragraph line spacing, and it's not obvious I've started a new paragraph. If I double <shift-enter> I get a full line space, and it looks out of place.

What I really need is a way to start a new paragraph, having it be recognized as a new paragraph by Pages, with my .5 line space between them, not just a new line.

I'm fairly certain it can be done in Word, but I really don't want to download it for one formatting issue. And I would like to think Pages should be able to do everything Microsoft does by now. There must be something I'm missing here?

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SGIII

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Jun 24, 2017 4:51 AM in response to KylaC

KylaC wrote:

unfortunately this messes up another bit of formatting. This document has a .5 line space between paragraphs. If I start a new line, I get normal within paragraph line spacing, and it's not obvious I've started a new paragraph. If I double <shift-enter> I get a full line space, and it looks out of place.

There's a quick hack to make the full line space smaller. Insert one or more spaces on that line, select those invisible characters, and choose a smaller font size for them. That will have the effect of lessening the line space between the lines so it doesn't look out of place with the rest of your document.

Once you've got the line spacing effect you want, you can select the "smaller font spaces" and the soft return, copy, and paste them wherever you need them within the bullets or numbered list.

SG

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Answer 7

Jun 23, 2017 2:43 PM in response to SGIII

SGill

Control Enter is New Page from memory, (I am not on a Mac).

Peter

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Answer 8

Jun 23, 2017 5:14 PM in response to SGIII

Thanks for this bit of wisdom! I've been moderately vexed by this, but it's never become a serious issue in the kind of work I do. I learn a lot by hanging out here.

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KylaC Author

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Jun 23, 2017 6:14 PM in response to VikingOSX

@ VikingOSX Great info! How would I get the hard return (paragraph mark) within a bullet point?

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Answer 10

Jun 24, 2017 12:09 AM in response to KylaC

PeterBreis 0807 wrote:

Alternatively you will need to alternate styled paragraphs. One with the bullet lead, the following with a full indent to line up with the text, but with no bullet.

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