[bksvol-discuss] Re: Paragraph breaks
- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:45:55 -0400
Hi.
What's your way?
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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:59 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paragraph breaks
Hi Kristina,
That will also help me too. I actually had another way of removing
paragraph breaks that are unwanted by going through the menues.
Thanks!
On 3/11/13, Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
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> instances where a page number is followed by a line break. That
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> will work as the way to exclude those line breaks from getting eaten.
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> Then, you'll do your step that you already know how to do to
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> remove all the line breaks followed by a lower case letter.
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> Finally, you'll put back in all the line breaks that follow a
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> page number.
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> First, though, save a copy of your file just in case this does
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> something unexpected or plain wrong.
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> Step 1: Protect the line break that follows a page number
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> In Word's search and replace, make sure you have the option to
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> "use wildcards" checked.
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> Find: ([0-9])^l
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> that is, left-parentheses left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine
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> right-square-bracket right-parentheses caret one
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> Replace: \1###
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> that is backslash one pound-sign pound-sign pound-sign
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> Replace all
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> step 2: Remove all the line breaks followed by a lower case letter
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> Find: ^l([a-z])
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> that is caret lower-case-l left-parentheses left-square-bracket
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> lower-case-a hyphen lower-case-z right-square-bracket
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> right-parentheses
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> Replace: \1
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> that is space backslash one
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> Replace all
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> Step 3: Put back in your line breaks after each page number
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> unclick the "use wildcards"
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> Find: ###
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> that is pound-sign pound-sign pound-sign
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> Replace: ^l
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> that is caret lower-case-l
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> 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.
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>
>
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>
> 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
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>
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> 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.
>
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> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Sue S.
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>
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