Re: [libreoffice-users] cannot find and replace paragraph break in writer

Hi. The way I have done this (because I couldn't work out another way) is;
check regular expressions

Find $
Replace (*) this sequence of 3 characters can be anything but should not
occur in your text.

Find \(\*\)\(\*\)
Replace \n

Find \(\*\)
Replace \n

On 27/03/2020 10:34, Udvarias Ur wrote:
> Folks,
>
> These 2 are the same solution.
>
> It works fine when a 'find and replace' is preformed on a single
> paragraph mark, i.e. hard return, appears as ¶,is replaced with
> anything else.
>
> I have a similar problem.
>
> I sometimes, especially when copying and pasting text from a WEB page,
> find 2 hard returns one after another.
>
> How can I search for double hard returns, ¶¶, and replace them with
> single hard returns, ¶.
>
>
> On 2020-03-26 15:56, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> > Hi.
> > From
> > https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/32879/is-there-an-easy-way-to-find-a-paragraph-mark-and-replace-it-with-a-line-ending-or-a-space/
> >
> > referring to
> > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Regular_Expressions_in_Writer#Tabs.2C_newlines.2C_paragraphs_.5Ct_.5Cn_.24
> >
> >
> > Tick "Regular expressions" in "Search and replace" dialog. Search for $,
> > replace with space.
> >
> > In your case replace with \t
> >
> > steve
> >
> > On 27/03/2020 07:01, procuste piziocampte wrote:
> > > Im' using Version: 6.4.1.1 on linux opensuse:
> > > In a writer document I woule like to find paragraph breaks  (A
> > > paragraph
> > > break that can be entered with the Enter or Return key )with a tab
> > > so following the instructions here
> > > file:///usr/lib64/libreoffice/help/en-US/text/shared/01/02100001.html?&DbPAR=WRITER&System=UNIX
> > >
> > > I should perform a find/replace:
> > > in find \n and in replace \t
> > > or if it doesnt works
> > > in find \n and in replace \n and then in find \n and in replace \t
> > > checking the regular expression box (only that one)
> > > but it doesn't work, writer gives me the "search key not found"
> > > how can I solve??
> > > manythanks


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