Line breaks and paragraph breaks

[SoulFocusBracelets]

How do I create line breaks and paragraph breaks in the "instructions for buyers" personalization section? A live chat representative said this can't be done but I see sellers doing this with their listings.

[FallenAngelBrass]

Not sure if you have licensing, but I don't see that in your listing descriptions.

From the US Marines website: 

"Anyone wishing to use the marks, logos and symbols of the USMC in association with their goods and/or services must obtain a license.

There are hundreds of registered Marine Corps trademarks and hundreds of common law Marine Corps trademarks requiring permission to use. The Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem, the term Marine Corps, Marines, U.S. Marine Corps, the initials USMC, enlisted rank insignia, unit logos, and USMC slogan, The Few. The Proud, and the official Seal are deemed insignia owned by the United States Marine Corps."

More guidelines from the US Dept. of Defense about US military trademarks. 

[SoulFocusBracelets]

Yes, my licensing info is there on all my listings. Did you bother to read the entire description? Do you have an answer to my question or are you just policing Etsy? smh

[PristinityJewelry]

@SoulFocusBracelets 

Okay, made me look.  I must say after 10 years on Etsy and reading these message boards, this is the very first time I've seen a seller include any licensing in their listings.  Good on you!

Just a thought for you...once upon a time, I'd considered doing clocks (the dials) using the round shields each branch of the military uses.  They'd be perfect as clock dials.  But alas, I did my homework, and learned those logos are "intellectual property".  So I pursued it no further.

May I ask?  How did you put bullet points in your descriptions?

[SoulFocusBracelets]

Hi Pristinity,

To put the bullet points as green or red dots I send myself a text message containing them. Then I copy them from the received text and paste them into the description section of my listing.

Unfortunately the same process does not work when trying to put line/paragraph breaks into the "instructions for buyers" section of the listing.

[BagmakerSupply]

@SoulFocusBracelets: If doing a carriage return does not work, have you tried pasting in a text document? If that section is like others, Etsy does not allow HTML or RTF formatting.

[SoulFocusBracelets]

Thanks for responding on topic Bag.

Yes, I tried that but it's not working. At least it does not look like it's working when I "preview" the listing. And I don't want to actually publish the listing in case it doesn't work then either.

[SoulFocusBracelets]

Thanks for responding on topic Bag.

Yes, I tried that but it's not working. At least it does not look like it's working when I "preview" the listing. And I don't want to actually publish the listing in case it doesn't work then either.

[NoFrogsAllowed]

Try Googling soft return or hard return and see if anything suggested works on Etsy.

[SoulFocusBracelets]

ok

[JJewellerySuppliesUK]

Maybe Ctrl Enter to get a paragraph break. 

[PinkCoyoteJewelry]

@ PristinityJewelry

For bullet points try using the Ascii chart or the Aldus Character Chart. For example for the copyright symbol, press the ALT key and type 0169, and it will give this ©. You must use a numeric key pad.  You can find the ASCII symbol chart in many word processing programs. Also google the Aldus Character chart, and print it out for reference. I have used both of these charts for years.

[UniqueGiftOrnaments]

@SoulFocusBracelets    It's great to see a seller with the proper licenses for the services.

But I would put the license right up front in your description, simply because many people don't read all the descriptions.