No problem. Please let me know if you have any questions. The Wild Cards option is under Search and Replace. You have to tab around until you get to it. From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 12:39 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paragraph breaks Thanks, Christina. I have already given this one to Nimit, but I can practice on the file I have to see if this does, indeed work. The only problem I will have is telling if it does work, since my Braille display doesn’t show these marks. I guess I can check by hitting show all. But where do I find the option to use wildcards? What would that be under? Thanks for these valuable instructions! Sue S. From: Christina <mailto:greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:44 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paragraph breaks Hi, Sue. I've pasted the below instructions that I got from Judy years ago. If it doesn't work with ^l, try ^p instead. You don't need to see the paragraph breaks, just be able to get rid of them with a search and replace. Don't forget to save a copy of the book before you try this, just in case. Exclusions with Wild Cards It takes three steps. What you'll do is first protect all the instances where a page number is followed by a line break. That will work as the way to exclude those line breaks from getting eaten. Then, you'll do your step that you already know how to do to remove all the line breaks followed by a lower case letter. Finally, you'll put back in all the line breaks that follow a page number. First, though, save a copy of your file just in case this does something unexpected or plain wrong. Step 1: Protect the line break that follows a page number In Word's search and replace, make sure you have the option to "use wildcards" checked. Find: ([0-9])^l that is, left-parentheses left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket right-parentheses caret one Replace: \1### that is backslash one pound-sign pound-sign pound-sign Replace all step 2: Remove all the line breaks followed by a lower case letter Find: ^l([a-z]) that is caret lower-case-l left-parentheses left-square-bracket lower-case-a hyphen lower-case-z right-square-bracket right-parentheses Replace: \1 that is space backslash one Replace all Step 3: Put back in your line breaks after each page number unclick the "use wildcards" Find: ### that is pound-sign pound-sign pound-sign Replace: ^l that is caret lower-case-l From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:11 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paragraph breaks Hi Christina, Yes, I am using Word 2010, and so far the suggestions haven’t worked because the paragraph marks won’t show up on my Braille display. Sue S. From: Christina <mailto:greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 9:33 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paragraph breaks Hi, Sue. Are you using Microsoft Word to edit the document? If so, I can tell you how to get rid of the extra paragraph breaks. Christina From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 8:06 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Paragraph breaks Hi all, I have a proposition for someone who might want it. As you know, I had a book returned for more editing due to inappropriate paragraph breaks. I can’t get them to show up on my Braille display. So, if someone would take it and do this, he/she can have the proofing credit. Madeleine sent me a list of the pages where the unwanted paragraph breaks are, and I would email this list to the person. The book is called A Matter of Character: Bethlehem Springs Book 3. It is Christian fiction, so you wouldn’t want it if you do not proof Christian fiction. There isn’t any violence in it though. Please email me offlist if you would do this, so I can upload it again and tell Madeleine what is planned. My email address is siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx. Thanks, Sue S.