2006-10-20 19:14:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It refers to the old typewriter days when to move the typewriter carriage to get to a new line you had to do a hard return to get the carriage to move back to the left.
To do a hard return usually you press the enter key to move the cursor back to the left. In other words to move the typewriter carriage back to the left so you can start a new row or paragraph.
2006-10-20 19:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by pj_gal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hard return would just be hitting the enter key. This gets you to the next line, even if you still have room on the previous line.
I will show you. I will hit the enter key now
Next I will hit it twice
See that is all it is. Nothing complicated. You may run across a situation when you will be asked to to two hard returns. That just means skipping a line.
Good luck.
2006-10-20 22:21:24 · answer #2 · answered by Patti C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm taking a college computer class this semester and we talked about this a few weeks ago. A hard return is when your push enter and start typing on a new line, soft return is when the text automatically goes to the next line when there is no more space.
2006-10-20 19:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by aarontwoa 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A hard return just moves to the next line (as opposed to having the text wrap around.)
I just did two hard returns to get to this new paragraph.
2006-10-20 19:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard return, I believe, is to hit the enter key. Like when starting a new paragraph.
2006-10-20 19:17:58 · answer #5 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not the smartest person by far but back in the day b/f computers there was the typewritter. That was referred as a hard copy I do believe. But don't know it this will help you.
2006-10-20 19:18:43 · answer #6 · answered by Tinabobsue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next line, first character position.
Its also called as "Carriage return"
2006-10-20 19:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Lovelin B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋