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Anyone know how to start a new paragraph in Big Sur? Hitting the enter key sends the message

What keystroke starts a new paragraph in Messages in Big Sur? Enter sends the message.

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Posted on Nov 13, 2020 6:02 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2020 5:36 AM

From the Help article, "Keyboard shortcuts in Messages on Mac": Option+Return. The article calls this "insert a line break in a message." While many (most?) text messages will likely never be long enough to warrant a new paragraph, it's still good to know.

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