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30         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Removing Line Breaks</title>
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35<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3149687"><bookmark_value>hard returns in pasted text</bookmark_value>
36      <bookmark_value>line breaks;removing</bookmark_value>
37      <bookmark_value>deleting; line breaks</bookmark_value>
38      <bookmark_value>copies;removing line breaks</bookmark_value>
39      <bookmark_value>paragraph marks;removing</bookmark_value>
40</bookmark><comment>MW changed "removing;..." to "deleting;...".</comment><comment>MW changed "paragraph marks;..."</comment>
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42                 oldref="1"><variable id="removing_line_breaks"><link href="text/swriter/guide/removing_line_breaks.xhp">Removing Line Breaks</link>
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44      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155858" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="2">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>
45      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153413" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="3">This AutoCorrect feature only works on text that is formatted with the "Default" paragraph style. </paragraph>
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48            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153138" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="5">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect Options</item>
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53            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149645" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="6">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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56            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145093" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="12">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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59            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145118" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="7">Select the text containing the line breaks that you want to remove.</paragraph>
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62            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156253" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="8">In the <item type="menuitem">Apply Style</item> box on the <item type="menuitem">Formatting</item> bar, choose “Default”.</paragraph>
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65            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153388" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="9">Choose <emph>Format - AutoCorrect - Apply</emph>.</paragraph>
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