In a form's text area, pressing return should always start a new line. It should never submit the form.

I have always used SHIFT + ENTER to get a new line.

Depends on the form. I've coded data table entry where you used tab for the next cell and enter to submit. That was also coded per requirements so ymmv.

I get what @CodeBlooded is saying. A language should be smart enough to know it the cursor is in that last field. Hitting Enter should not default to submit, it should ack that the work in that field is complete, and on to the next. Submit should always be a separate operation.

@iAmNaN Definitely!

@error503 only problem is that it's the opposite on LinkedIN

Things change if you have to submit hundreds of forms an hour...

Shift enter ftw

And then you get used to shift-enter and you go into Lync ... I'm sorry, Skype for Business (whose exe name is still lync) and you press shift-enter and it starts a freaking call.... Yay fir standards