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indie_24
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July 21, 2021
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How to remove hard returns from end of each line?

  • July 21, 2021
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Hi All, I'm working on a project where my client has provided 21 pages of text as a PDF file, and I need to place it into InDesign.

 

When I attempt to copy and paste, there is a hard return at the end of each line. Can anyone please let me know what the shortcut is to remove these returns? I'm thinking it's a find/replace, but can't quite figure it out.

 

Thank you so much, any insight would be much appreciated!

Correct answer Brad @ Roaring Mouse

It's ^p in Find and Replace [Text] or \r in [GREP].

 

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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July 22, 2021

Hi indie_24,

when in Acrobat Pro and your PDF is open, Acrobat is able to do "regular" line ends without hard returns.

At least it tries when in category Edit PDF:

 

 

Pasted to InDesign. But watch out for "hard" hyphens:

 

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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July 22, 2021

Also check out Axrobat's export to Word, and place the Word file. Worth seeing which one gives you the least fixing up. 

    Brad @ Roaring Mouse
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    Brad @ Roaring MouseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    July 21, 2021

    It's ^p in Find and Replace [Text] or \r in [GREP].

     

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      indie_24Author
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      July 21, 2021

      Thank you so much! One more question though, if I'm doing Find and Replace and put ^p in the "Find" box, what should I put in the "Replace" box?

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      indie_24Author
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      July 21, 2021

      Actually never mind, I just figured it out. 

      Again, thank you so much, I really appreciate your help!

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