Re: [libreoffice-users] Annoying reformatting issue.

Hi Chris,

On 13/04/2024 18:10, Chris J. wrote:
> Ubuntu linux 23.10
>
> LibreOffice 7.6.5.2
>
>
> So, question; is there a way to automate the application of the styles and remove the tabs at the 
> beginning of paragraphs. Normal find and replaces doesn't cut it. Otherwise I'm forced to go 
> through several books by hand.
You can find tabs using the standard Find and Replace (Ctrl+H). In the Find box, enter \t and leave 
the Replace box  empty.

You will need to check the *Regular Expressions* box in the Find and Replace dialog.

Like all Find and Replace ops, be wary of hitting the 'Replace All' button in case you have used 
tabs anywhere else in the document other than at the start of a paragraph. \t will locate all the 
tabs used within the the doc.

If you *only* want to find a tab at the beginning of a paragraph, you can use ^\t in the Find box.  
I checked this in LO 7.3.7.2 in Ubuntu 2204 and it works fine.

You can also use Find and Replace to locate one paragraph style and replace it with another. In 
this case you will have to select the Paragraph Styles box. This operation works fine to change 
styles but it will not remove any 'ad hoc' manual formatting such as Bold, Italic, tabs which you 
may have applied in the unwanted paragraph style's text.



hth
Philip


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