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How do I remove line returns from a large chunk of pasted text?
When citing references, sometimes the copied text contains a hard line return
after each sentence. I am looking for an easy way to remove all the line returns within a selected area of text. Any suggestions? Thanks. |
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How do I remove line returns from a large chunk of pasted text?
As a general issue, use find/replace. ^p matches hard paragraph returns,
and ^l matches hard intraparagraph returns. Hence, you can use Find/Replace, replacing ^p or ^l (depending on which kind you're trying to zap) with a space (to prevent words from being concatenated). You can select just the text that needs the replacement done, then choose Find/Replace - Replace All to affect just the selected text, saying "No" to the offer to continue to the rest of the document. If this works for you and is a continuing need, you can record a macro then put the macro on a toolbar or menu, or assign it to a keystroke to automate the process in the future. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "jhk008" wrote in message ... When citing references, sometimes the copied text contains a hard line return after each sentence. I am looking for an easy way to remove all the line returns within a selected area of text. Any suggestions? Thanks. |
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How do I remove line returns from a large chunk of pasted text?
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Clean_Up_Text.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "jhk008" wrote in message ... When citing references, sometimes the copied text contains a hard line return after each sentence. I am looking for an easy way to remove all the line returns within a selected area of text. Any suggestions? Thanks. |
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