什麼是 hard return? What is a hard return?

What is a hard return?
A hard return is when the user presses the Return or Enter key to bring the cursor onto a new line. A soft return happens when the text automatically wraps onto the next line. In general it is better to use soft returns when typing a single paragraph, as it makes them easier to manipulate and format. A hard return signals the end of a paragraph, so pressing Return at the end of every line makes each line into an individual paragraph. You should only use a hard return at the very end of a paragraph.

出處: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_hard_return_in_Microsoft_Word

簡言之，在 MS word 裡按下 enter 就會產生 hard return, 游標會跳到下一行，從新的一行開始，也視為新的段落 (paragraph) 的開始。 相對的另一種叫 soft return, 是系統自動幫你換行