Microsoft Office Forums

Go Back   Microsoft Office Forums > >

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-09-2012, 03:32 AM
icloudy icloudy is offline Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP Windows 7 32bit Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP Office 2007
Novice
Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1
icloudy is on a distinguished road
Default Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP

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.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-09-2012, 03:49 PM
Stefan Blom's Avatar
Stefan Blom Stefan Blom is offline Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP Windows 7 64bit Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP Office 2010 32bit
Moderator
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,871
Stefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to all
Default

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).
__________________
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP How set up a 'paragraph number'? peytontodd Word 2 12-11-2012 06:55 PM
Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP Anchoring photo to paragraph tharmon Drawing and Graphics 3 06-07-2012 03:43 PM
Narrow Paragraph to Wide Paragraph HELP Paragraph spacing Talullah Word 2 05-01-2012 12:32 PM
spacing within paragraph psmoore Word 1 06-22-2010 02:15 AM
Paragraph cloa513 Word 1 12-29-2009 02:20 AM

Other Forums: Access Forums

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:12 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
MSOfficeForums.com is not affiliated with Microsoft