From: lynx46@rcn.com   
      
   I do exactly what Deirdre recommends.  I replace the ^p^p with $$$.  I've   
   set up a macro in Word to do this all automatically, including changing   
   margins, fonts, font size. [believe me, it's easy to set up a macro -   
   because *I* can do it.]   
   --   
   lynx   
      
   "Deirdre"  wrote in message   
   news:20040731002601.C27057@trogdor.ilovefreebsd.com...   
   > If the story has blink lines between paragraphs . . . (this works in Word,   
   > if you're using another word processor, copy a paragraph marker and paste   
   > it into the search field of search and replace to see what it looks like.)   
   >   
   > 1. Search on ^p^p and replace with any character that's not present   
   > elsewhere in the file. (^ is the character above the number 6 on your   
   > keyboard.)   
   >   
   > 2. Search on ^p and replace with nothing. (Leave the replace field blank.)   
   >   
   > 3. Search on the character selected in step one, and replace with ^p^p   
   > (restores blank lines between paragraphs).   
   >   
   > If the story uses tabs and no blank lines, you should just need to do step   
   > 2. Experiement with search and replace to determine what's best for each   
   > story.   
   >   
   > This process does screw up the headers, and any section dividers like:   
   >   
   > Location   
   > Date   
   > Time   
   >   
   > But those are easier to manually fix than to manually delete all hard   
   > breaks.   
   >   
   > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, FozzyWacca wrote:   
   >   
   > > I have decided to convert some of my favorite fics, to simple books for   
   > > personal use. I am using Microsoft Word to format and print them, and   
   the   
   > > little curly binder station at Office Depot to form them into books.   
   > >   
   > > My problem is that when I save text files to my computer from sites like   
   > > gossamer, instead of wrap-around there are paragraph markers at the end   
   of   
   > > every line so I am unable to change the column width without first going   
   > > through and deleting all the extra paragraph markers.   
   > >   
   > > Is there some other way to save these fics that would have them without   
   all   
   > > those extra paragraph markers, or is there a way to delete them all in   
   one fell   
   > > swoop?   
   > >   
      
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