Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph format problem

At 17:19 09/02/2012 -0500, Dottie Noname wrote:
> I have a hundreds of paragraphs that need to be fixed so that they 
> fit the width of the pages in which they are located.  Presently, 
> the paragraphs are about 4" wide and all have the "non-printing 
> character" at the end of each text line that looks like a backward 
> letter P with a line next to it.

In other words, each line is actually a separate paragraph.

> Is there a quick way to get rid of this problem?

Yes.

o Go to Tools | AutoCorrect Options... | Options, and tick "Combine 
single line paragraphs if length greater than 50%".
o Go to Format | AutoCorrect > | Apply.

Notes:

o You may need to reduce that value of 50% to make the facility work 
properly in your case.  Click on the text of the option and the 
Edit... button below will light up and enable you to edit the 50% 
value to a suitable smaller one.

o How are your real paragraph breaks indicated in your text?  There 
will need to be consecutive paragraph marks to show these if you are 
not to end up with a single enormous paragraph, of course.  (This 
will mean that the text has an empty paragraph between each pair of 
real paragraphs - though you may think of these as "blank 
lines".)  If you need to add these, you may find it easier to do so first.

o Applying AutoCorrect will make other changes to your text - which 
you may not want.  You can avoid this in two ways: either switch off 
unwanted changes in the AutoCorrect dialogue or - more easily - use 
Format | AutoCorrect > | Apply and Edit Changes instead.  Then choose 
Edit Changes when challenged.  Now click the Comment column header in 
the Accept or Reject AutoFormat Changes panel; this sorts all the 
changes of a particular type together.  Select all the "Combine 
paragraphs" lines together (using Shift-click or Shift-arrow in the 
usual way) and click Accept.  Now click Reject All to reject all other changes.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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