I think we are cross purposes. I was not talking about vertical space (line
feed) but horizontal space (spacebar). Yes I always edit books to indent
each new paragraph (except the first in a chapter) but I write letters etc.
in blocks with a linefeed between 'em and no indents.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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It depends on what sort of text you're editing. In a book, it is customary
to use a first-line indent instead of space between paragraphs. But in
letters, especially those in block style, it is conventional to use space
between the paragraphs.

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Hmm... I always edit them out when they are after normal text
paragraphs,.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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That's actually a very common default. The built-in Body Text style is
defined as Normal + 6 pts Spacing After. There are advantages to using
space
after for body text styles; space after AND before for heading styles.

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Agreed it is. But, just in passing, where would you ever need a space
after
a paragraph?

"Siuan" wrote in message
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Consider me a new user after a stroke. I'm using Word 2007 and
editing
a
HUGE
document and am a typist rather than a mouse user. With this in mind
you
can
see how knowing the Key Combinations for some very repetative
actions
would
be much appreciated.

The ones I need are all in the paragraph section:

Add space after paragraph
Remove space after paragraph
Keep lines together
Keep with next
Hanging Indent

Thanks for you attention. This site is wonderful. Keep up the great
work.

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Siuan