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Find/Change to add line break (newbie)

Community Beginner ,
Mar 27, 2022 Mar 27, 2022

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Hi,

I'm a newbie to using Data Merge I now need to replace any instance of '$$' with a line break. 
I thought it might be the attached, but I'm clearly missing somethingScreenshot 2022-03-27 at 17.35.00.png

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Guide , Mar 27, 2022 Mar 27, 2022

you even don't need to use GREP search. It's enough to use the Text option and choose Forced Line Break in the Change To field

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Community Expert , Mar 27, 2022 Mar 27, 2022

@sarah3585 

The "Dollar sign" is a special character in Grep. Mostly it is better to use another character for Find and Replace in your text.

 

Untested, but for now:

Try to use in the Grep Find field [$]{2}

 

It may or may not work depending on your operating system.

 

[ edited by pixxxelschubser ]

… or what @Anna Lander said one minute before --> use Text Find and Replace (and not Grep)

 

 

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Mar 27, 2022 Mar 27, 2022

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you even don't need to use GREP search. It's enough to use the Text option and choose Forced Line Break in the Change To field

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@sarah3585 

The "Dollar sign" is a special character in Grep. Mostly it is better to use another character for Find and Replace in your text.

 

Untested, but for now:

Try to use in the Grep Find field [$]{2}

 

It may or may not work depending on your operating system.

 

[ edited by pixxxelschubser ]

… or what @Anna Lander said one minute before --> use Text Find and Replace (and not Grep)

 

 

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