Yes, you can.

Do the following:

a) Put the cursor at the beginning of the string

b) Open the "find-replace dialog" (In the edit menu)

c) Put the following in the "search" field [ don't forget the dot just after
the first "(" ]:

(.{10})

d) Put the following in the "replace" field:

$1\n

e) Then, click in the "more options" button

f) Select the "Regular expressions" check box.

g) click in the  "replace all" button


Hope it helps.

Ely

2008/8/21 Bashar Maree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Hi,
> I have a very long string of characters in a Writer document that I'd like
> to separate into lines with (let's say) 10 characters each.  Is there a way
> to automate this task  in OOo, maybe using 'Find&Replace' in some manner.
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Bashar Maree
>

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