Editing in TextEdit

In the Edit > Insert menu, inserting a Line Break and a Paragraph Break both work, but they seem to do the same thing — insert a line break. Insert Page Break does nothing at all; it seems inop, no matter how I try to use it.
Is there something I'm missing, or is this a known 'feature' of this version?

Hi, Michael!
Actually — even in word processing terms — what they do is different.
Before explaining, please allow me to quote from TextEdit Help, in case this is part of the issue:
"Formatting your document... Only Rich Text Format (RTF) documents and Word Format files can be formatted. To convert your document to an RTF file, choose Format > Make Rich Text. To save a document as a Word Format file, choose File > Save As and choose Word Format from the File Format pop-up menu."
Now to illustrate, open save a TextEdit document as RTF. To illustrate the difference, copy your initial post's 1st paragraph into the document two times, separated by a few lines. Place the cursor at the end of the 1st line of the 1st copy and Edit »» Insert »» Line Break Then do the same for the 2nd example, except inserting a Paragraph Break this time.
They still look ~the same?
Now select both and make a change to Spacing »» >16.0 6.0/6.0, e.g.
Voilá! This should help to clarify that the line break is actually distinct from the paragraph break. Paragraph spacing like in the example I used is pretty common among typists with whom I've worked (using different WP programs).
Hth . . .
Warm regards,
Dean

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Message was edited by: eightyfiveonions
Message was edited by: eightyfiveonions

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Message was edited by: eightyfiveonions

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