How to remove hard returns from end of each line?

[indie_24]

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!

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse · Accepted solution]

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

[indie_24]

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?

[indie_24]

Actually never mind, I just figured it out. 

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

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

I was going to say you should replace it with a space, but thought it would be obvious. have fun!

[Laubender]

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

( ACP )

[Test Screen Name]

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