[libreoffice-users] Re: formatting emails

[NoOp <glgxg@sbcglobal.net>]

On 03/23/2012 12:59 PM, Doug wrote:
> Interesting problem: An email text is received which you need to
> format for publication. The email uses a carriage return at the end
> of each line, and a double carriage return for paragraph spacing.
> What I'd like to do is remove the cr's at the end of each line, so 
> the text can be justified, and turn the double cr's into paragraph 
> controls, or just leave as double cr's. Obviously all this can be
> done a line at a time by hand, but it's a pain. Is there any way
> someone can suggest to automate this?
> 
> Thanx--doug

You might find this helpful:
<http://extensions.openoffice.org/en/project/AltSearch>
Help file (the same one that's included with the extension):
http://www.volny.cz/macrojtb/HelpAltSearch_en.html
When you open the extension, you can click on
'Regular/Extended/Properties' and you'll be presented with basic
choices. Example: 'Search for: Regular'
...
Series of empty paragraphs	^$\p*
...
Manual line break	/n
...
Click the one(s) you want to search on.
Click on the box next to 'Replace:' and you'll be presented with common
choices.

There is also a batch mode where you can edit & save the search/replace
parameters. See 'Batch mode using: [ Batch >> ]' in the help file.




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