2007/8/17, Keith Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:27:41 +1000 > Russell Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Alan Bowden wrote: > > > Open Office is an excellent alternative to M.S. Office. I am using > > > the latest version of Open Office but have I missed how to remove > > > "special" characters like line breaks etc. which I can do in M.S. > > > Office with the "find and replace" and in the case of line breaks > > > use "^p" to remove them. M.S. Office has a menu with special > > > characters in it. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hi Alan > > > > I think what you are looking for is "regular expressions" > > > > If you open the "Find" dialogue, click on "More options" and there is > > a check box for regular expressions. Look in the Help for details of > > regular expressions used. > > > > HTH > > > > Russell > > > > Alan, > > In particular, to replace a line break with a paragraph break, put \n > in both the find and replace boxes. > > -- > God bless you, > > > Keith Bates > 4 Mooloobar St > Narrabri NSW 2390 > > Phone: 02 67924890 > Fax: 02 67925418 > > www.new-life.org.au > > If you don't have a reason to live > > JESUS IS THE ANSWER! > > Ask him into your life today... > He really does make a difference. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
What about if you want to replace a paragraph break with a line break? Johnny Rosenberg Jesus is back, look busy.
