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Tool: How do you remove extra paragraph mark in Word?

ps_img_5631_1024x682.jpgSometime when you copied some doc from, let say a pdf doc, you tend to have a paragraph mark or ‘end of line’ mark , that indicate the end of paragraph/line. The problem is, it remain in Word and give an ugly look to your doc. How do we remove it?

Here’s how:

Find/Replace (Ctrl-H)

Assuming that paragraphs are divided by an extra paragraph mark,

1. In the Find box, type ^p^p

In the Replace box, type ^l (small L)

Click Replace All

2a. (assuming there’s a space between the last word on each line and
the paragraph mark)

In the Find box, type ^p

Clear the Replace box entirely

Click Replace All

2b (if there’s no space between the last word on each line and the
paragraph mark)

In the Find box, type ^p

In the Replace box, type one space (you won’t see anything)

Click Replace All

3. In the Find box, type ^l (small L)

In the Replace box, type ^p

Click Replace All.

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