{"id":245151,"date":"2021-05-07T17:24:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-remove-empty-lines-from-a-word-document\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:24:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T14:24:40","slug":"how-to-remove-empty-lines-from-a-word-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-remove-empty-lines-from-a-word-document\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Remove Empty Lines from a Word Document"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a295a49b0d1d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a295a49b0d1d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-remove-empty-lines-from-a-word-document\/#How_Blank_Lines_Work_in_Microsoft_Word\" >How Blank Lines Work in Microsoft Word<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-remove-empty-lines-from-a-word-document\/#How_to_Delete_Extra_Blank_Lines_in_a_Word_Document\" >How to Delete Extra Blank Lines in a Word Document<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Remove Empty Lines from a Word Document&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone wp-image-725238 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/microsoft_word_hero_1.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Word Logo on Blue\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Manually removing extra blank lines from a Microsoft Word document is tedious. Luckily, a feature built into Word can remove all empty lines at once. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Blank_Lines_Work_in_Microsoft_Word\"><\/span>How Blank Lines Work in Microsoft Word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft Word adds a hidden tag (called a \u201cparagraph tag\u201d) to the end of each line whenever you hit Enter. You can see these tags in your document by clicking the paragraph icon (which looks like a backward \u201cP\u201d with two lines) in the \u201cHome\u201d tab of Word.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-724088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/paragraph-tag.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Paragraph tags in a Word document\" width=\"650\" height=\"305\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Using \u201cFind and Replace\u201d in Word, you can replace those double paragraph tags with a single tag. That removes the extra empty lines from your document.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_Extra_Blank_Lines_in_a_Word_Document\"><\/span>How to Delete Extra Blank Lines in a Word Document<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To start removing empty lines, open your document with Microsoft Word. Click \u201cHome\u201d in the menu and then select \u201cReplace\u201d on the right of the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-724083 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/find-replace-word.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Replace&quot; in the Home tab of the Word window\" width=\"650\" height=\"241\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cFind and Replace\u201d window will open. Click the \u201cFind What\u201d box and type this:<\/p>\n<pre>^p^p<\/pre>\n<p>Each \u201c^p\u201d is a special code that stands for the paragraph tag. We\u2019re going to replace instances of two-paragraph tags in a row with a single paragraph tag. In the \u201cReplace With\u201d box, type this:<\/p>\n<pre>^p<\/pre>\n<p>Then click \u201cReplace All\u201d at the bottom of the window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-724084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/remove-blank-lines-word.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Replace All&quot; in Word's &quot;Find and Replace&quot; window\" width=\"650\" height=\"257\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After you click, all the blank lines will be removed from your document. When you see the confirmation pop-up, click \u201cOK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-724085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/blank-lines-gone-word.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A Word document with no blank lines.\" width=\"617\" height=\"310\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you still see any blank lines, that\u2019s because there were more than two consecutive blank lines in place. In this case, click \u201cReplace All\u201d in the \u201cFind and Replace\u201d window again until all the extra lines are removed (or you can experiment with the number of \u201c^p\u201d codes that you find and replace until your needs are met).<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re all done, close the \u201cFind and Replace\u201d window. 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