You can create white space in your page or force content, such as text or an image, to appear on the next line below a particular point in your web page by adding a line break at that point.
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To insert a normal line break
In Design view or Code view, in your page, put your cursor where you want to insert a line break, and then do one of the following:
On the Toolbox panel, under HTML, under Tags, either double-click Break
or drag Break
to where you want it to reside in your page.
On the Insert menu, point to HTML, and click Break. In the Break dialog box, select Normal line break, and click OK.
Press SHIFT+ENTER.
Note:
Pressing SHIFT+ENTER in Code view does not create an HTML line break (<br>).
To format a line break
In Design view or Code view, in your web page, do one of the following.
To insert and format a new line break, put your cursor where you want to insert a line break, and then on the Insert menu, point to HTML, and click Break.
To format an existing line break, select the line break, and then on the Format menu, click Properties.
In the Break dialog box, select one of the following, and click OK.
Select this
To do this
Normal line break
Create a default line break.
Clear left margin
The next line will begin at the nearest line below any items in the left-hand margin.
Clear right margin
The next line will begin at the nearest line below any items in the right-hand margin.
Clear both margins
The next line will begin at the nearest line below any items in both margins.