I have a document that has been created using the return button to only use
half the page. I need to use the whole page and as the document is 60 pages
of single space I'm trying to find a quicker way than just the delete button.

You can search for ^p^p and replace with ^p, repeating until there are 0
replacements. Or, more efficiently, using wildcards (be sure to check the
appropriate box), you can search for ^13{2,} (that is, two or more paragraph
marks in sequence). For more on this, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm.

Note that this will only find empty paragraphs. If the extra paragraphs
contain spaces, you'll need to search for them separately.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"cfdeb" wrote in message
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I have a document that has been created using the return button to only
use
half the page. I need to use the whole page and as the document is 60
pages
of single space I'm trying to find a quicker way than just the delete
button.

Cfdeb,
Use search and replace, click on the more button, click on special, select
paragraph marker, leave replace with empty. Hit replace all.
Luc Sanders (MVP - PowerPoint)
"cfdeb" schreef in bericht
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I have a document that has been created using the return button to only use
half the page. I need to use the whole page and as the document is 60
pages
of single space I'm trying to find a quicker way than just the delete
button.

This will convert the entire document into a single paragraph!

--
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.

"Luc" wrote in message
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Cfdeb,
Use search and replace, click on the more button, click on special, select
paragraph marker, leave replace with empty. Hit replace all.
Luc Sanders (MVP - PowerPoint)
"cfdeb" schreef in bericht
...
I have a document that has been created using the return button to only
use
half the page. I need to use the whole page and as the document is 60
pages
of single space I'm trying to find a quicker way than just the delete
button.