getting rid of a weird formatting mark

Robert2 · #1 04-26-2015, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Blom

You can copy the character into the "Find what" box (in the Find & Replace dialog) and then replace it with nothing or with an ordinary space, if you prefer that.

This is what I suggested in the first place, but as the OP said, being formatting marks, these characters cannot be copied nor pasted. Try copy/pasting a paragraph end mark. It simply does not work.

If the OP posted a short sample document containing a few of these formatting marks, we might be able to devise a workaround.

Stefan Blom · #2 04-26-2015, 12:40 PM

If the assumptions made in this thread are correct, that is, that these characters are en spaces or em spaces, then they can certainly be copied. I have tested that.

Robert2 · #3 04-26-2015, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Blom

If the assumptions made in this thread are correct, that is, that these characters are en spaces or em spaces, then they can certainly be copied. I have tested that.

These were gratuitous assumptions. EM and EN space characters can indeed be copy/pasted, but the OP did say that he tried to copy the characters in his document, and they could not be copied.

Stefan Blom · #4 04-26-2015, 02:28 PM

I guess we won't know anything until the OP returns to the thread.

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