How do I remove many returns at once from a word document

C

cfdeb

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.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

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.



cfdeb said:
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
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button.
 
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Luc

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)
 
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Luc

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.
 
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