Paragraph breaks

[Sam Warren <sa...@yahoo.com>]

How do I search for extra paragraph breaks and paragraph breaks with a space in front.?
Thanks ♦ Sam

Re: Paragraph breaks

[Brian Barker <b....@btinternet.com>]

At 16:27 21/06/2013 -0700, Sam Warren wrote:
>How do I search for extra paragraph breaks ...

That depends on what you consider "extra" breaks!  You probably mean 
consecutive paragraph breaks, in other words defining an empty 
paragraph - as would be (mis)used to space paragraphs by a user who 
thought the word processor was a typewriter.

o In the Find & Replace dialogue, click More Options and ensure that 
"Regular expressions" is ticked.
o Search for ^$
The circumflex locks your pattern to the start of a paragraph and the 
dollar sign to its end, so the pair represents an empty paragraph - 
what you need.

>... and paragraph breaks with a space in front?

o As above but search for " $" (no quotes) - that's space-dollar sign.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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