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The foundation of document structure. Paragraphs support extensive styling including spacing, indentation, borders, and Word styles.

OOXML Structure

<w:p>
  <w:pPr>
    <w:jc w:val="center"/>
    <w:spacing w:before="240" w:after="120"/>
    <w:ind w:firstLine="720"/>
    <w:pBdr>
      <w:bottom w:val="single" w:sz="4" w:space="1" w:color="auto"/>
    </w:pBdr>
  </w:pPr>
  <w:r>
    <w:t>Paragraph content</w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:p>

Use case

  • Document structure - Basic building blocks of content
  • Formatting control - Spacing, alignment, indentation
  • Style application - Heading styles, body text styles
  • Borders & shading - Visual separation and emphasis
  • Keep with next - Control page breaks between paragraphs

Commands

toggleBulletList

Convert selected paragraphs to a bullet list, or remove list formatting if already a bullet list.
editor.commands.toggleBulletList()

toggleOrderedList

Convert selected paragraphs to an ordered list, or remove list formatting if already an ordered list.
editor.commands.toggleOrderedList()

restartNumbering

Reset list numbering for the current list item and following items.
editor.commands.restartNumbering()

Keyboard shortcuts

CommandShortcutDescription
toggleOrderedList()Mod-Shift-7Toggle ordered list
toggleBulletList()Mod-Shift-8Toggle bullet list
(split paragraph)EnterSplit paragraph at cursor
(line break)Shift-EnterInsert line break without list properties
(indent)TabIncrease list indent level
(outdent)Shift-TabDecrease list indent level

Input rules

TriggerResult
- , + , or * at line startCreate bullet list
1. (or any number) at line startCreate ordered list

Source code