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Jason Dean
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September 13, 2024
Question

Help with Copy from other software to paste into Illustrator but Remove Line Breaks

  • September 13, 2024
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Hello everyone,

I’m trying to streamline my workflow in Adobe Illustrator, and I need help with a specific task. Often, I have to copy text from external sources like Etsy, which frequently comes in multiple lines (e.g., names on separate lines). When pasting this text into a text box on a A4 artboard at the bottom I have in Illustrator, it retains the line breaks, and I end up with text spanning multiple lines. I need the text to be pasted as a single line automatically, without having to manually remove line breaks each time.

 

 

See example below - I would need to copy this text, then go to illustrator and then press CTRL+V into the text box

 
 
Size 50mm / 2" - 16pcs
 

Colour

 

Name: John Doe

 

 

When I do this though it goes over several lines. If I try the area type tool it doesnt work 

 

 

any help and guidance is graciously recieved 

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2 replies

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 13, 2024

You could use Edit > Find/Replace after pasting the text.

Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 13, 2024

Hello @Jason Dean,

Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind pasting it without formatting it in the Text Box to see if it helps?


Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Thanks,

Anubhav