I am after help,
I previously formatted some documents in a thinner paragraph format and now I would like to convert them to a wider paragraph.
The current paragraph takes up half the width of the page and I would like them to take up the full width of the page.
Eg
Any device that impedes people making good
their escape, either by being unnecessarily
complicated to manipulate or not being readily
openable, will not be acceptable.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE TO

Any device that impedes people making good their escape, either by being unnecessarily complicated to manipulate or not being readily openable, will not be acceptable.


I formatted them using the RETURN.
Now the only way I can see of changing it is to go to the end of the line add a space and then DEL to bring the next line onto the preceding one.
This is very long winded and I am looking for a way to remove the existing CARRIAGE Changes / RETURNS so that the paragraphs will re format into full width of the page instead of half the page.

Sorry for the long winded explanation.

Are you saying that you pressed Return/Enter once for a new "line" of text and twice for each new paragraph? In that case, first Replace All ^p^p with, say, ///. Then Replace All ^p with a space. Finally, replace all /// with ^p.

In the Find and Replace dialog box (Ctrl+H), ^p represents a paragraph mark (¶ with nonprinting marks displayed).

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