I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages long and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not have page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the text down a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap automatically the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the space-bar key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it looks right

Hi Jason~
You could use the find and replace feature. Just use the more button and
look under special. I hope this helps!


"Jason" wrote:

I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages long and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not have page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the text down a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap automatically the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the space-bar key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it looks right

Well, 50 pages is not really a long document, but it's pretty long to be
doing this manually. You can remove excess paragraph marks as follows:

1. Press Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog.

2. Click on the More button to expand the dialog.

3. Check the box for "Use wildcards."

4. In the "Find what" box, type ^13{2,}

5. Leave the "Replace with" box empty.

6. Replace All.

--
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
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"Jason" wrote in message
...
I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages long
and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not have page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the text down
a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap automatically
the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the space-bar
key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it looks
right

^13{2,} did not wark. Nothing happened, can I use a macro or a temp. or
something??

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, 50 pages is not really a long document, but it's pretty long to be
doing this manually. You can remove excess paragraph marks as follows:

1. Press Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog.

2. Click on the More button to expand the dialog.

3. Check the box for "Use wildcards."

4. In the "Find what" box, type ^13{2,}

5. Leave the "Replace with" box empty.

6. Replace All.

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages long
and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not have page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the text down
a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap automatically
the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the space-bar
key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it looks
right

Did you have "Use wildcards" checked?

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
^13{2,} did not wark. Nothing happened, can I use a macro or a temp. or
something??

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, 50 pages is not really a long document, but it's pretty long to be
doing this manually. You can remove excess paragraph marks as follows:

1. Press Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog.

2. Click on the More button to expand the dialog.

3. Check the box for "Use wildcards."

4. In the "Find what" box, type ^13{2,}

5. Leave the "Replace with" box empty.

6. Replace All.

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages
long
and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not have
page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the text
down
a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap automatically
the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the
space-bar
key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than
manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it looks
right

YES, Is there a way I can just use a style or something?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Did you have "Use wildcards" checked?

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
^13{2,} did not wark. Nothing happened, can I use a macro or a temp. or
something??

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, 50 pages is not really a long document, but it's pretty long to be
doing this manually. You can remove excess paragraph marks as follows:

1. Press Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog.

2. Click on the More button to expand the dialog.

3. Check the box for "Use wildcards."

4. In the "Find what" box, type ^13{2,}

5. Leave the "Replace with" box empty.

6. Replace All.

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages
long
and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not have
page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the text
down
a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap automatically
the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the
space-bar
key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than
manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it looks
right

Where can I get a comeplet list a wildcards a what thay do ?

"Jason" wrote:

I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages long and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not have page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the text down a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap automatically the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the space-bar key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it looks right

I can't imagine why that doesn't work, but do this one instead. For this,
*don't* check "Use wildcards."

1. Put ^p^p in the "Find what" box.

2. Put ^p in the "Replace with" box.

Keep punching Replace All until you get 0 replacements.

If that doesn't work, then it's because the paragraphs contain text (spaces,
tabs), which would also explain why the previous method didn't work. I
assume you have nonprinting characters displayed so that you can see these
things?

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
YES, Is there a way I can just use a style or something?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Did you have "Use wildcards" checked?

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
^13{2,} did not wark. Nothing happened, can I use a macro or a temp.
or
something??

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, 50 pages is not really a long document, but it's pretty long
to be
doing this manually. You can remove excess paragraph marks as
follows:

1. Press Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog.

2. Click on the More button to expand the dialog.

3. Check the box for "Use wildcards."

4. In the "Find what" box, type ^13{2,}

5. Leave the "Replace with" box empty.

6. Replace All.

--
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.

"Jason" wrote in message
...
I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50
pages
long
and
was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does not
have
page
breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key to move the
text
down
a
new page was designed. Ther instead of letting wordwrap
automatically
the
individual always hit a hard return. the individual hit the
space-bar
key
continuously to move text to the last is there a way other than
manually
deleting all the returns and spaces set this document and so it
looks
right

http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




Jason wrote:
Where can I get a comeplet list a wildcards a what thay do ?

"Jason" wrote:

I have a old and very long document, this document is over 50 pages
long and was created by someone else in Microsoft Word document does
not have page breaks the individual continuously hit the enter key
to move the text down a new page was designed. Ther instead of
letting wordwrap automatically the individual always hit a hard
return. the individual hit the space-bar key continuously to move
text to the last is there a way other than manually deleting all the
returns and spaces set this document and so it looks right