How do I get rid of line breaks in InDesign?

How do I get rid of line breaks in InDesign?

Just select the Remove Forced Line Break option in the the Table of Contents dialog (Layout>Table of Contents) and it will clear any forced line-break characters added in the document text from your TOC entries.

How do you show line breaks in InDesign?

To show hidden characters in InDesign, you need to check the hidden characters setting.

1. Click on Type in the main menu bar and then turn on Show Hidden Characters.
2. Click on View in the main menu bar and then turn off Overprint Preview.
3. Click on the Layers menu in the panels to the right.

How do you fix uneven spacing between words?

Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click the Font Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Advanced tab. Note: If you’re using Word 2007 the tab is called Character Spacing. In the Spacing box, click Expanded or Condensed, and then specify how much space you want in the By box.

How do you replace a line break?

To replace a line break with a space character:

1. Select the cells that you want to search.
2. On the keyboard, press Ctrl + H to open the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Replace tab active.
3. On the Replace tab, click in the Find What box.
4. On the keyboard, press Ctrl + J to enter the line break character.

How do I remove hard returns?

To remove the unnecessary hard returns, follow these steps:

1. Under the Home menu, click “Replace”
2. Under the Replace tab, make sure you’re in the “Find What” field.
3. Click “More” and then “Special”
4. Select “Paragraph Mark”
5. Click onto the “Replace With” field.
6. Press the space bar once.
7. Click “Replace All”

What is the discretionary line break in InDesign?

One I’d like to draw your attention to is the new discretionary line break. Like a discretionary hyphen, the discretionary line break (“DLB” from here on out) finesses where and how InDesign breaks a line of text if that line must be broken and wrapped.

Can you break text with a hyphen in InDesign?

InDesign can break text awkwardly with a hyphen (above), but a discretionary line break prevents the insertion of superfluous hyphens (below). More after the jump! Continue reading below ↓

Why are there so many spaces between lines in InDesign?

If your text has suddenly acquired huge spaces between its lines (technical term: Leading ), the chances are you’ve adjusted text that’s supposed to be sitting on a Baseline Grid. This grid is used to align text neatly across columns, and when set up and used well will work beautifully.

How can I make InDesign text snap to baseline?

To see what this value is, choose InDesign>Preferences>Grids (Edit>Preferences>Grids on PC) and look at the Increment Every value. The leading of your text should be no greater than this value, because if it is, it will snap to the baseline grid, but to only every other line.