Pages 09 default paragraph indent?

My file keeps reverting to no first line indent. I tried selecting all, setting a first line indent, ensuring the "detect lists" box in Preferences was checked and it worked for a while. However, after one case of two paragraph returns in a row, it reverts to no first indent. I have a long document to type and there is no way this scene is tenable. I'm gonna try a new document and paste. However, knowing why this occurs and fixing it in the file is preferable.
Also, the new Pages 5.X is not feasable (until numerous features are added back in) for this project. Thanks.

Styles are not universal for very good reasons. You would not want a change in Body Text to then change the Body Text in another document. You would be chasing your tail with constant changes.
Styles are part of the document and are shown and updated in the Styles Drawer.
Menu > View > Show Styles Drawer
The Styles Drawer highlights the style of the text the cursor is in. If the text has been changed from the formatting of the Style, a small red arrow shows to the right of the style name. Click on that and you can update it or create a new Style with the current formatting.
Peter

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