How do you fix line breaks in Word?

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How do you fix line breaks in Word?

If you need to remove line breaks from text in MS Word you can do the next simple actions:

  1. Ctrl+A to select all text.
  2. Ctrl+H to open the Find & Replace dialog box.
  3. Click on “Replace All”.
  4. Do another search and replace.
  5. Finally, we will replace the replacement above for two consecutive hard line breaks.

How do you show spacing in Word?

Fortunately, Word allows you to easily see where spaces occur in your documents….Displaying Spaces in a Document

  1. Display the Word Options dialog box.
  2. Click Display at the left side of the dialog box.
  3. Make sure the Spaces check box is selected.
  4. Click on OK.

How do you do a manual line break?

Insert a manual line break

  1. Click where you want to break a line.
  2. Press SHIFT + RETURN . Word inserts a manual line break ( ). Tip: To view manual line breaks, on the Standard toolbar, click .

How do you show the formatting marks in a document?

If you always want to see the formatting marks in your Word documents, there’s a setting for that.

  1. Click File.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Display.
  4. Check the formatting marks you want always shown.
  5. Click OK.

What is before and after spacing in Word?

Space Before sets the amount of space before the paragraph. Space After sets the amount of space after the paragraph. Following are the sample paragraphs with Space After set to 12 pt.

Do you change the spacing before or after a paragraph?

Click anywhere in the paragraph you want to change. Go to Layout, and under Spacing, click the up or down arrows to adjust the distance before or after the paragraph. You can also type a number directly.

How do I change the spacing before and after a paragraph in Word?

Change the line spacing in a portion of the document

  1. Select one or more paragraphs to update.
  2. Go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing.
  3. Select Line Spacing Options and choose an option in the Line spacing box.
  4. Adjust the Before and After settings to change spacing between paragraphs.
  5. Select OK.

How do you show formatting changes?

Word for Windows Select Display from the listing at the left. In the section titled “Always show these formatting marks on the screen”, check or uncheck the appropriate boxes to view the marks of your choice. To show or hide them all, select Show all formatting marks. To save your changes, click OK.

How do I get rid of large gaps in text in Word?

I’m not sure what’s going on, but here’s how I fixed it:

  1. Highlight the region of the document that has a problem.
  2. Right click.
  3. Select “Paragraph”
  4. Go to “Line and Page Breaks” tab.
  5. Uncheck “Keep with next” and also uncheck “Keep lines together”
  6. OK.