Re: [libreoffice-users] deleting hard returns

On 28/11/2011 at 03:32, poemblaze <mattq1966@gmail.com> wrote:

> Help! I am wanting to delete hard returns that were placed at the end of
> every line of a large document. All I've seen is how to delete a paragraph
> (hard) return in a blank paragraph. 

If by "hard return" you mean Shift+Enter, it's pretty easy:
1. Open find and replace dialog (by default it is Ctrl+Alt+F in LO 3.4).
2. In "More options" check "Regular expressions".
3. Search for "\n" (backslash and n).
4. Click "Replace all" (don't enter any replacement string).

That's it. All hard returns disappear.

> I'd also like to convert hard returns
> to soft returns in a couple places. That is the opposite action of what
> I've seen explained elsewhere. 

With "Regular expression" you can search for "\n" and replace it with "\n" 
(backslash n again). This will convert hard return to soft return 
(if I understand these words correctly).

The tricky part is to tell LO which hard returns you want to delete and which 
converted to soft return. I can think of one way:
at beginning of line after hard return you want converted to soft return, 
place some character, like "ß" (German scharfes S - if your document isn't in 
German, it's unlikely that you have it anywhere in it), and then search for 
"\nß" and replace it with "\n". Now search for "\n" and replace it with 
nothing in order to delete unwanted hard returns.

HTH.
-- 
Best regards
Mirosław Zalewski

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