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Old 08-16-2010, 10:50 PM   #9
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Is each paragraph separated by a double paragraph mark so that there is a blank line between paragraphs? If so, the fix is easy:

First, do a find/replace of every double paragraph character and replace it with a unique string that won't be found in the document, for example a string of 10 "z"s. Second, do a find/replace for every paragraph mark, replacing it with a space or double-space (depending on how the sentences are separated in the document.) Third, go back and change that string of characters (the 10 "z"s or whatever) back into paragraph marks-- back to double paragraph marks if you want a line between paragraphs, or to a single paragraph mark and a tab or series of spaces if that is your preference. The whole task should take just a few seconds providing that you have a program that can find/replace control characters (MS Word can do it.)

If there is no double paragraph mark between paragraphs, you're screwed. (Unless it uses a tab or series of spaces to mark a new paragraph, then you use the first step find/replace for a paragraph mark followed by a tab to be replaced by the unique string.)

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