I know of only one way to do this. Use find/replace to find each paragraph break and then use Insert > Break > Line break on each found line.
However, why won't paragraph breaks work for you? You could simply create a paragraph style for verses with the spacing you want from default. Have a look at Quotations paragraph style. On Thu, 2005-06-02 at 16:07 +0100, David wrote: > Sorry > but I want the newline to match the old paragraphs - so they remain a verses > > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > >On Thu, 2005-06-02 at 14:49 +0100, David wrote: > > > > > >>Writer: > >>Having selected some text > >>(several one line paragraphs) > >>Can anyone tell me how to convert this into > >>one paragraph with several newlines? > >> > >> > >> > ><tip author="G. Roderick Singleton" subject="Replacing paragraph marks" > >category="Writer"> > >Use the regex tool in Find/Replace. > > 1. Open Find/Replace > > 2. Select the block of text that needs changing > > 3. Checkmark Regex box > > 4. Checkmark Current Selection > > 5. Enter $ (paragraph break) in Find field > > 6. Enter a space in the Replace field > > 7. Click Replace all > > > >Enable View > Non-printing characters so you can see them.</tip> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
