Top posting. OpenOffice.org does not have way of replacing with a newline character. To get around this problem and some others in Search and Replace I have written a macro - IannzFindReplace (all my macros are free, open source and there are no ads or popups on the web site): http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/
Thanks, Ian On Fri, 2005-06-03 at 05:25, David wrote: > I'll try an explain myself again > I receive this: > > Twas Brillig¶ > And the slithy toves¶ > Did gyre and gimble¶ > In the wabe¶ > > I want this: > > Twas Brillig» > And the slithy toves» > Did gyre and gimble» > In the wabe¶ > > where » is Shift Enter i.e. a newline within a paragraph > Replace \n with \n converts from newline to paragraph > I want to go the other way! > Nothing to do with styles. > > > Dan Lewis wrote: > > >On Thursday 02 June 2005 10:07 am, 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? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>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. > >>> > >>> > > If you want the same format for all of the lines, you should use > >styles. If they are all given the same style, they will look the same. > >Not only that, but if you change the characteristice of that style, all > >the lines will change the exact same way. > > > >Dan > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
