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public:nnels:etext:find-and-replace [2019/06/19 21:55]
rachel.osolen [Find & Replace] 		public:nnels:etext:find-and-replace [2020/04/21 19:01]
rachel.osolen [Find & Replace]
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-A few that are used often in etext editing are:+A few that are used often in etext reformatting are:
   * ''^p'' (Paragraph marker - ¶)   * ''^p'' (Paragraph marker - ¶)
 +  * ''^l'' (Newline Break - ↵)
 +  * ''^w'' (White/Blank Space)
   * ''^$'' (Any letter)   * ''^$'' (Any letter)
   * ''^#'' (Any digit)   * ''^#'' (Any digit)
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 Replace with: ''^p'' Replace with: ''^p''
 +
 +If that doesn't work try:
 +
 +Find: ''^l''
 +
 +Replace with: ''^p''
 +
  
 In LibreOffice, replace all ''\n'' with ''\p'' to convert them to paragraphs. In LibreOffice, replace all ''\n'' with ''\p'' to convert them to paragraphs.
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 ---- ----
 +<WRAP center round box 80%>
 +**PROBLEM**: There are extra white/blank spaces in the document.
 +
 +**SOLUTION**: Find and remove all extra spaces and replace with a single space.
 +
 +Find: ''^w^w'' for double spaces ''^w^w^w'' for triple, and so on.
 +
 +Replace with: ''^w'' for a single space
 +
 +If that doesn't work try:
 +
 +Find: ''^032^032'' for double spaces ''^032^032^032'' for triple, and so on.
 +
 +Replace with: ''^032'' for a single space
 +
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +----
 +
  
 <WRAP center round box 80%> <WRAP center round box 80%>
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 ''Find'': ^b ''Find'': ^b
 +
 ''Replace'': [Leave blank] ''Replace'': [Leave blank]
  
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
 +
 +
 +----
 +
 +<WRAP center round box 80%>
 +**PROBLEM**: You need to find a specific applied style to edit.
 +
 +**SOLUTION**: You can either use Find to locate a style and change it manually with the style pane, or you can use Find & Replace.
 +
 +To ''Find'' a Style:
 +
 +  - Keep the ''Find'' box empty.
 +  - Click on the ''More'' button if it is available.
 +  - Click on the ''No Formatting'' button, if it is enabled.
 +  - Click on the ''Format'' button and select ''Style''
 +  - Select the style for which you want to search.
 +  - Click on ''OK''.
 +  - Click on ''Find Next''
 +
 +To ''Replace'' a style:
 +
 +  - Same directions as above for ''Find''
 +  - Repeat directions for ''Replace''
 +
 +</WRAP>
 +
  
 ====== Q&A ====== ====== Q&A ======
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public/nnels/etext/find-and-replace.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/29 20:30 by rachel.osolen

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