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26cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textswriterguideremoving_line_breaksxml" indexer="include">
27cdf0e10cSrcweir<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Removing Line Breaks</title>
28cdf0e10cSrcweir<filename>/text/swriter/guide/removing_line_breaks.xhp</filename>
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32046da525Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149687">
33046da525Smseidel<bookmark_value>hard returns in pasted text</bookmark_value>
34cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>line breaks;removing</bookmark_value>
35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>deleting; line breaks</bookmark_value>
36cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>copies;removing line breaks</bookmark_value>
37cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>paragraph marks;removing</bookmark_value>
38cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>MW changed "removing;..." to "deleting;...".</comment><comment>MW changed "paragraph marks;..."</comment>
39*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155916" role="heading" level="1" l10n="CHG"><variable id="removing_line_breaks"><link href="text/swriter/guide/removing_line_breaks.xhp">Removing Line Breaks</link>
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41*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155858" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Use the AutoCorrect feature to remove line breaks that occur within sentences. Unwanted line breaks can occur when you copy text from another source and paste it into a text document.</paragraph>
42*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153413" role="note" l10n="U">This AutoCorrect feature only works on text that is formatted with the "Default" paragraph style.</paragraph>
43cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered">
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45*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153138" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect Options</item>
46cdf0e10cSrcweir<emph>.</emph>
47cdf0e10cSrcweir</paragraph>
48cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
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50*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149645" role="listitem" l10n="U">On the <emph>Options</emph> tab, ensure that <emph>Combine single line paragraphs if length greater than 50%</emph> is selected. To change the minimum percentage for the line length, double-click the option in the list, and then enter a new percentage.</paragraph>
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53*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145093" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
54cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
55cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
56*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145118" role="listitem" l10n="U">Select the text containing the line breaks that you want to remove.</paragraph>
57cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
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59*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156253" role="listitem" l10n="CHG">In the <item type="menuitem">Apply Style</item> box on the <item type="menuitem">Formatting</item> bar, choose “Default”.</paragraph>
60cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
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62*89dc96aeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153388" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Format - AutoCorrect - Apply</emph>.</paragraph>
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64cdf0e10cSrcweir</list>
65cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics">
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