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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / March 2006How do I remove many returns at once from a word document
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.  SignatureSuzanne 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. > 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) >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! SignatureSuzanne 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. > Cfdeb, > Use search and replace, click on the more button, click on special, select [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > of single space I'm trying to find a quicker way than just the delete > > button. That's what you get if you answer just before leaving work and being in a hurry. A hasty job is never a good job, my sincere apologies. What i meant to say was select paragraph marker twice, replace with one. > Cfdeb, > Use search and replace, click on the more button, click on special, select [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> of single space I'm trying to find a quicker way than just the delete >> button. |
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