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

Hi,

Not 100% sure I understand what you mean. Using AltSearch, this is
easily done. Using Search&Replace in Writer, it is a bit more tricky
because searching "\n" looks for end of line (Shift Return), while in
the replacement portion, it substitutes for end of paragraph (Return)
(at least this is what my version of Writer does [LO 5.3.4.2].

Rémy.

Le mercredi 23 août 2017 à 16:17 -0400, Tim-L--Elmira-NY a écrit :
> > 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.o
rg/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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