I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.

The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all lines
to fill out properly.

Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?

Many thanks for your kind assist.
drybones

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
>
>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all lines
>to fill out properly.
>
>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
>
>Many thanks for your kind assist.
>drybones
>

You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
Replace. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
>>
>>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
>>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all lines
>>to fill out properly.
>>
>>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
>>
>>Many thanks for your kind assist.
>>drybones
>>
>
> You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
> Replace. See
> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.

Thanks anyway,
drybones

Do you see paragraph or line breaks at the ends of lines when you display
nonprinting characters?

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ub5ZQG1%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
> >>
> >>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
> >>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all
lines
> >>to fill out properly.
> >>
> >>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
> >>
> >>Many thanks for your kind assist.
> >>drybones
> >>
> >
> > You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
> > Replace. See
> > http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Jay Freedman
> > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>
> Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.
>
> Thanks anyway,
> drybones
>
>

There's a probability that the end of line paragraph marks are no the
standard character (it depends where you have copied your text from). Try
copying and pasting the marks into the Find box (note you have to use Ctrl+V
to paste in the Find Dialog) instead of using ^p.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ub5ZQG1%(E-Mail Removed)...
:
: "Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
: news:(E-Mail Removed)...
: > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)>
: > wrote:
: >
: >>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
: >>
: >>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
: >>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all
lines
: >>to fill out properly.
: >>
: >>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
: >>
: >>Many thanks for your kind assist.
: >>drybones
: >>
: >
: > You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
: > Replace. See
: > http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
: >
: > --
: > Regards,
: > Jay Freedman
: > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
:
: Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.
:
: Thanks anyway,
: drybones
:
:

I believe using ^13 is suggested in the article.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
news:OIEK%23H2%(E-Mail Removed)...
> There's a probability that the end of line paragraph marks are no the
> standard character (it depends where you have copied your text from). Try
> copying and pasting the marks into the Find box (note you have to use
Ctrl+V
> to paste in the Find Dialog) instead of using ^p.
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
> http://word.mvps.org/
>
> "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ub5ZQG1%(E-Mail Removed)...
> :
> : "Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> : news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> : > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> : > wrote:
> : >
> : >>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
> : >>
> : >>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
> : >>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all
> lines
> : >>to fill out properly.
> : >>
> : >>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
> : >>
> : >>Many thanks for your kind assist.
> : >>drybones
> : >>
> : >
> : > You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
> : > Replace. See
> : > http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
> : >
> : > --
> : > Regards,
> : > Jay Freedman
> : > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> :
> : Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.
> :
> : Thanks anyway,
> : drybones
> :
> :
>
>

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ONfLLj%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I believe using ^13 is suggested in the article.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> so
> all may benefit.
>
> "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
> news:OIEK%23H2%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> There's a probability that the end of line paragraph marks are no the
>> standard character (it depends where you have copied your text from). Try
>> copying and pasting the marks into the Find box (note you have to use
> Ctrl+V
>> to paste in the Find Dialog) instead of using ^p.
>>
>> --
>> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
>> http://word.mvps.org/
>>
>> "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ub5ZQG1%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> :
>> : "Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> : news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> : > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> : > wrote:
>> : >
>> : >>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
>> : >>
>> : >>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
>> : >>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all
>> lines
>> : >>to fill out properly.
>> : >>
>> : >>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
>> : >>
>> : >>Many thanks for your kind assist.
>> : >>drybones
>> : >>
>> : >
>> : > You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
>> : > Replace. See
>> : > http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
>> : >
>> : > --
>> : > Regards,
>> : > Jay Freedman
>> : > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> :
>> : Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.
>> :
>> : Thanks anyway,
>> : drybones
>> :
These are sentences within a paragraph that just stop at the period, and the
next sentence
takes up on a new line below. etc.

I do thank all for your help and wish you each a Happy New Year.
drybones

You haven't answered whether or not there is a paragraph break or line break
at the end of each sentence. If neither is the case, a long shot might be
that all the interword spaces are nonbreaking spaces (which would be bizarre
but would at least explain the phenomenon).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23U0m8F$%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ONfLLj%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I believe using ^13 is suggested in the article.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
> > so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
> > news:OIEK%23H2%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> There's a probability that the end of line paragraph marks are no the
> >> standard character (it depends where you have copied your text from).
Try
> >> copying and pasting the marks into the Find box (note you have to use
> > Ctrl+V
> >> to paste in the Find Dialog) instead of using ^p.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
> >> http://word.mvps.org/
> >>
> >> "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:ub5ZQG1%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> :
> >> : "Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> : news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> : > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones"
<(E-Mail Removed)>
> >> : > wrote:
> >> : >
> >> : >>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
> >> : >>
> >> : >>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
> >> : >>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get all
> >> lines
> >> : >>to fill out properly.
> >> : >>
> >> : >>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
> >> : >>
> >> : >>Many thanks for your kind assist.
> >> : >>drybones
> >> : >>
> >> : >
> >> : > You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
> >> : > Replace. See
> >> : > http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
> >> : >
> >> : > --
> >> : > Regards,
> >> : > Jay Freedman
> >> : > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> >> :
> >> : Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.
> >> :
> >> : Thanks anyway,
> >> : drybones
> >> :
> These are sentences within a paragraph that just stop at the period, and
the
> next sentence
> takes up on a new line below. etc.
>
> I do thank all for your help and wish you each a Happy New Year.
> drybones
>
>

Suzanne, I do not know how to determine paragraph breaks. 8^(
This problem appeared in a second d/l file as well.

It must be something in the original document as I have no idea
of the formatting. Spent an hour and half doing the placing cursor
then hitting delete to save wasted space. the last d/l was a 36 page
and when I finished it came out to a 25 page doc.

My knowledge of formatting a document is minimal at best.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ez5$1WB$(E-Mail Removed)...
> You haven't answered whether or not there is a paragraph break or line
> break
> at the end of each sentence. If neither is the case, a long shot might be
> that all the interword spaces are nonbreaking spaces (which would be
> bizarre
> but would at least explain the phenomenon).
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> so
> all may benefit.
>
> "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23U0m8F$%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ONfLLj%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I believe using ^13 is suggested in the article.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> > Words into Type
>> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
>> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup
>> > so
>> > all may benefit.
>> >
>> > "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
>> > news:OIEK%23H2%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> There's a probability that the end of line paragraph marks are no the
>> >> standard character (it depends where you have copied your text from).
> Try
>> >> copying and pasting the marks into the Find box (note you have to use
>> > Ctrl+V
>> >> to paste in the Find Dialog) instead of using ^p.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
>> >> http://word.mvps.org/
>> >>
>> >> "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:ub5ZQG1%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> :
>> >> : "Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> : news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> : > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones"
> <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> >> : > wrote:
>> >> : >
>> >> : >>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
>> >> : >>
>> >> : >>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves a
>> >> : >>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get
>> >> all
>> >> lines
>> >> : >>to fill out properly.
>> >> : >>
>> >> : >>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
>> >> : >>
>> >> : >>Many thanks for your kind assist.
>> >> : >>drybones
>> >> : >>
>> >> : >
>> >> : > You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
>> >> : > Replace. See
>> >> : > http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
>> >> : >
>> >> : > --
>> >> : > Regards,
>> >> : > Jay Freedman
>> >> : > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> >> :
>> >> : Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.
>> >> :
>> >> : Thanks anyway,
>> >> : drybones
>> >> :
>> These are sentences within a paragraph that just stop at the period, and
> the
>> next sentence
>> takes up on a new line below. etc.
>>
>> I do thank all for your help and wish you each a Happy New Year.
>> drybones
>>
>>
>

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm. Does each line
end in a pilcrow (¶) or an arrow bent at a right angle?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OBlenJK$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Suzanne, I do not know how to determine paragraph breaks. 8^(
> This problem appeared in a second d/l file as well.
>
> It must be something in the original document as I have no idea
> of the formatting. Spent an hour and half doing the placing cursor
> then hitting delete to save wasted space. the last d/l was a 36 page
> and when I finished it came out to a 25 page doc.
>
> My knowledge of formatting a document is minimal at best.
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ez5$1WB$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You haven't answered whether or not there is a paragraph break or line
> > break
> > at the end of each sentence. If neither is the case, a long shot might
be
> > that all the interword spaces are nonbreaking spaces (which would be
> > bizarre
> > but would at least explain the phenomenon).
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
> > so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%23U0m8F$%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>
> >> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:ONfLLj%23%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I believe using ^13 is suggested in the article.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> > Words into Type
> >> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> >> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> > newsgroup
> >> > so
> >> > all may benefit.
> >> >
> >> > "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
> >> > news:OIEK%23H2%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> There's a probability that the end of line paragraph marks are no
the
> >> >> standard character (it depends where you have copied your text
from).
> > Try
> >> >> copying and pasting the marks into the Find box (note you have to
use
> >> > Ctrl+V
> >> >> to paste in the Find Dialog) instead of using ^p.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
> >> >> http://word.mvps.org/
> >> >>
> >> >> "drybones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:ub5ZQG1%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> :
> >> >> : "Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> : news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> : > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:22:10 -0800, "drybones"
> > <(E-Mail Removed)>
> >> >> : > wrote:
> >> >> : >
> >> >> : >>I have a large (72 page) file I copied and Pasted to Word 2004.
> >> >> : >>
> >> >> : >>The lines are not completed across the entire page. This leaves
a
> >> >> : >>rather large task of placing cursor then hitting delete, to get
> >> >> all
> >> >> lines
> >> >> : >>to fill out properly.
> >> >> : >>
> >> >> : >>Is there not an easier way to accomplish the above?
> >> >> : >>
> >> >> : >>Many thanks for your kind assist.
> >> >> : >>drybones
> >> >> : >>
> >> >> : >
> >> >> : > You can fix most of these problems with a few passes of Edit >
> >> >> : > Replace. See
> >> >> : > http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...eanWebText.htm.
> >> >> : >
> >> >> : > --
> >> >> : > Regards,
> >> >> : > Jay Freedman
> >> >> : > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> >> >> :
> >> >> : Gave the above a go and still no changes 8^(.
> >> >> :
> >> >> : Thanks anyway,
> >> >> : drybones
> >> >> :
> >> These are sentences within a paragraph that just stop at the period,
and
> > the
> >> next sentence
> >> takes up on a new line below. etc.
> >>
> >> I do thank all for your help and wish you each a Happy New Year.
> >> drybones
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>