The Second Paragraph

[Latisha Gervase]

HiI suspect I'm being a bit dim. But could someone direct me to a help file for setting up a paragraph format for the following: I would like the first line of a chapter/block of text not to be indented (i.e. flush left) but then for subsequent paragraphs to be indented... Any suggestions?

Also, whilst I'm here, I've been trying to find how to display paragraph symbols and page breaks etc. so I can see what's what re: formatting. However, I can't seem to find the information on the Affinity help files. All pointers welcome!

Note, however, that you cannot then select all of your text and then apply the First Paragraph style to all the paragraphs and expect the Subsequent Paragraph style to be applied in the way you might expect. Instead you should apply the Subsequent Paragraphs style to the all of the text and then apply the First Paragraph style to the first paragraph.

I'm surprised that there's not a more embedded method for the paragraph formatting as this is often how books/newspapers etc. are formatted; flush first paragraph, indented subsequent. Anyway, I'll go with the proposal.

Possibly I didn't explain it very well. What I meant was, if the formatting that I'm after is common (which I think it is but I could be wrong) then having an automatic way of formatting that way would be useful. It's similar to having 'indent' or 'first line indent'. This acknowledges that sometimes people might want a different indent for the first line. I had assumed (incorrectly) that there might have been an additional question of 'first line of first paragraph indent' or similar... Hence a 'built-in' system rather than having to create multiple rules to achieve it. I do appreciate that it's not a simple ask as it'd require a delineating format to create the 'break' (in the same way as a line-break creates the break for 'first line indent'). I guess that could have been a different character format (heading/chapter) or even simply a double line space. Anyway, just a thought! I hope that explains what I rather muddily described as 'more embedded'...

If you want to have the same styles in different documents you can export the styles from one document and import them into whichever document you need them in, or you can use a template which contains the styles you need.

I think that that problem is that it is often nearly as tedious a task to prepare a document to adhere any strictly hierarchic structure as it is to have it tagged with some kind of styles (either real ones or tags). Hotkeys and scripts utilized already in text editor (or in the layout app when available) are often used to facilitate this job.

On the other hand, if the text is truly formal, regularly hierarchical, then "Apply then next styles" is an effective way to have complex formatting (styles forming a loop) applied in one go.

Ik helping out to create a novel. But I am struggling with indent on the next paragraph. I tried the "next style" option What only will work if I do live typing. So after a Return (^p) it automatically will create the next paragraph style. But it is not working when importing a docx, RFT of other file.

Okay... let's start with this. Never use double returns (or soft returns, line breaks) in InDesign. All paragraph spacing should be handled with styles and appropriate above/below spacing. If, for example, you want a blank line between an opening paragraph and the next one, add a line's height (or so) of space below to that first paragraph style. And so forth.

You will either have to manually tag all "first" paragraphs after that, which isn't really as hard as it sounds, or you can find a variation of search and replace (sorry, "Find/Change") that will find, say, the end of a heading style and apply that "first" style to the next paragraph. Honestly, I'd just set up the two styles as above and spend (probably less than) an hour going through and cleaning up the format, assigning that "first:" style and removing all extra paragraph spaces and line breaks. (You can do the last with find/change, as well.)

There are some good tutorials out there, including on this site, that go through these basics of page and text layout. You might find the complete, formal presentation useful. It's time to leave (often sloppy and counterproductive) Word practices behind.

It might help if you turn on hidden characters to actually see the pilcrow and other characters like spaces and tabs... of which there should never be extras or two in a row, at all. It's under Type Show/Hide Hidden Characters, or you can use Ctrl-Alt-I (that's a letter I).

Ahh it is called a pilcrow. It will end the paragraph. I understand the part where I use space before and after. This is how I set up the heading half way ect. As in the example. But how do you call a line break? So the difference between a new line of text within the paragraph and a new paragraph.

So within a paragraph, we have some line breaks. Within the paragraph, I set "next style" to a new paragraph style where I set a left indent of 8pt. But this is not working for now. Do i need to set it different? As it is not a next paragraph but within the same paragraph I maybe are thinking wrong

Also, within the style of the [Hoofdstuk 2], I want it to start on a new page. But the Keep option will place only that paragraph on the next page. The title underneath the Chapter is on a new page. Besides that a before space will only work if I put an extra empty paragraph in front of it. It sort of relates to a paragraph. Only a hard page break in MS Word will fix the issue.

In particular, I've been thinking a lot about what it takes to get your ideas mentioned in news stories and blog posts. While there are certainly many different ways to get noticed, I am a huge fan of working "the second paragraph."

2) Then, everyone wants to put some context around the story. The journalists are looking in real-time to find "the second paragraph" to the breaking news flash they have already written. In many ways this is the toughest part of real-time journalism.

Lead paragraph: Paris Hilton arrested for cocaine possession in Las Vegas

Second paragraph: The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas bans Paris Hilton

Result: 5,286 news stories mention the Wynn Hotels.

Lead paragraph: Oracle acquires marketing automation vendor Market2Lead

Second paragraph: CEO of Eloqua, a Market2Lead competitor, defines what the acquisition means to the marketplace.

Result: Eloqua generates over $1 million in new business as a result of a single blog post.

Lead paragraph: Boston "water crisis" means residents without water

Second paragraph: The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority does an excellent job communicating to the public during the crisis

Result: Front page article in the Boston Globe quoting me.

Lead paragraph: Egypt pro-democracy protesters bring down government

Second paragraph: Wael Ghonim, Head of Marketing for Google in the Middle East, organizes protesters via Facebook.

Result: Ghonim named one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2011 and is given the annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

What does Second Paragraph mean?","acceptedAnswer":"@type":"Answer","text":"Second Paragraph means the first body paragraph of an essay. It follows the introductory paragraph and contains the most obvious beginning point for the rest of the essay."},"@type":"Question","name":"What is an example of a second paragraph?","acceptedAnswer":"@type":"Answer","text":"An example of a second paragraph is as follows:The primary reason college should be free is that it would boost the economy. Most college graduates leave with a lot of student debt. High levels of student debt can cause them to stop buying houses, investing in businesses, or spending money on travel. According to Gallup, student debt has become the largest form of personal debt in the U.S. Recent studies have found young people are not spending on homes or travel like previous generations. Many of them are postponing large purchases due to student debt. If the government paid for college, more people would be able to make large purchases and boost the economy. Free college can also boost the economy in many other ways.","@type":"Question","name":"How do you write a second paragraph?","acceptedAnswer":"@type":"Answer","text":"To write a second paragraph, transition from the first paragraph with a topic sentence, explain your reasoning, and use evidence to support that reasoning.","@type":"Question","name":"What are the features of a second paragraph?","acceptedAnswer":"@type":"Answer","text":"The features of a second paragraph are 1) a topic sentence, 2) an explanation of reasoning, 3) evidence to support that reasoning, and 4) a transition to the third paragraph. ","@type":"Question","name":"How do you transition from the second paragraph to the third paragraph? ","acceptedAnswer":"@type":"Answer","text":"To transition from the second paragraph to the third paragraph, use transition sentences at the end of the second paragraph AND the beginning of the third paragraph."]} #ab-fullscreen-popup display: none; Find study contentLearning Materials

The second paragraph of an essay is also known as the first body paragraph. The second paragraph is an important one. It is where you start making the case for your argument. The second paragraph helps you transition from the introduction to the body of the essay. It contains your most important information or idea and sets the stage for what is to come.

The second paragraph should provide an entry point to the rest of the essay. As the entry point, it should include the strongest argument or the most important information of all the body paragraphs.

Below is an example of a second paragraph. Note how it contains all of the key features listed above. It starts with a topic sentence that connects to the thesis statement (college should be free). It includes sentences that explain the reasoning behind the topic sentence. It uses evidence from sources to back up that reasoning. The final sentence prepares the reader for the upcoming third paragraph.

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