Paragraph (¶) Breaks and Word Counts for Blog Posts

This snapshot shows how to separate paragraphs (¶¶), and where to put word counts in blog posts for course work.

For paragraph divisions, please enter two (2) line returns:

• The first return ends the paragraph you're composing;
• The second return creates a blank line between that paragraph and the next one for ease of reading.

Please note that there is no need for any indentation at the beginning of paragraphs. So do not enter spaces or tabs there. Also, if you compose your posts in a word-processing program that indents paragraphs automatically, please remove those indentations before you copy and paste your compositions into blog posts.

To put your word counts on the right margins of your posts, where they'll be easy to spot and add up, please: 

1. Type them in square brackets on new lines at the ends of your posts; then
2. Open the Alignment menu in the tool bar in Compose view, and 
3. Click on the icon for flush right alignment: 

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