Re: [libreoffice-users] Search and Replace: Line Breaks

Can you replace the "\n" with a specific text and then have the "\n"?  
That would save a bunch of work on a project.  I do not want to create a 
utility to do something like that.


On 08/22/2017 07:19 PM, Remy Gauthier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> You can substitute any string of characters for a paragraph mark (the
> result of hitting the "Return" key on your keyboard).  To do so, you
> must enable regular expressions on the Search & Replace panel (open the
> additional options) and then you set the replace string to "\n"
> (without the quotes). If you want to insert a real line break (the
> result of hitting "Shift Return" on your keyboard), you must use the
> AltSearch extension available from https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e
> xtensions/alternative-dialog-find-replace-for-writer. This will allow
> you to perform all sorts of substitutions of that nature fairly easily.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Rémy Gauthier.
> Le mardi 22 août 2017 à 18:39 +0000, jonathon a écrit :
> > All:
> >
> > > Is there a way to insert line breaks, using Search and Replace?  If
> so, how?
> > jonathon


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