|
Replace Line Feed
If you format a cell to wrap text, you can artificially put in a Line Feed with ALT+ENTER. I you format back to unwrap, the Line Feed command is shown as a square. I have a spread sheet with a lot of Line Feeds, and I want them replaced with semicolons, but they are quite elusive and I cannot eg. put them into the search and replace function. Anyone has a hint? NSV -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 |
Replace Line Feed
Here is a neat trick:
Use Find/Replace, but in the FindWhat field, hold down the ALT key type 010 and then release the ALT key. Enter your normal character in the Replace field. You can use this trick to replace a variety of non-type-able characters. -- Gary''s Student "nsv" wrote: If you format a cell to wrap text, you can artificially put in a Line Feed with ALT+ENTER. I you format back to unwrap, the Line Feed command is shown as a square. I have a spread sheet with a lot of Line Feeds, and I want them replaced with semicolons, but they are quite elusive and I cannot eg. put them into the search and replace function. Anyone has a hint? NSV -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 |
Replace Line Feed
If you prefer a formula method, as opposed to the cool method Gary describes,
you can use this formula. The example assumes the value containing the line feeds is in cell A1 =SUBSTITUTE(A1,CHAR(10),";") -- Kevin Backmann "nsv" wrote: If you format a cell to wrap text, you can artificially put in a Line Feed with ALT+ENTER. I you format back to unwrap, the Line Feed command is shown as a square. I have a spread sheet with a lot of Line Feeds, and I want them replaced with semicolons, but they are quite elusive and I cannot eg. put them into the search and replace function. Anyone has a hint? NSV -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 |
Replace Line Feed
Even neater...
Use ctrl-j instead of alt-0010 (easier to describe and easier to do!) Gary''s Student wrote: Here is a neat trick: Use Find/Replace, but in the FindWhat field, hold down the ALT key type 010 and then release the ALT key. Enter your normal character in the Replace field. You can use this trick to replace a variety of non-type-able characters. -- Gary''s Student "nsv" wrote: If you format a cell to wrap text, you can artificially put in a Line Feed with ALT+ENTER. I you format back to unwrap, the Line Feed command is shown as a square. I have a spread sheet with a lot of Line Feeds, and I want them replaced with semicolons, but they are quite elusive and I cannot eg. put them into the search and replace function. Anyone has a hint? NSV -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 -- Dave Peterson |
Replace Line Feed
Use ctrl-j instead of alt-0010
I never knew that . Pretty cool. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Even neater... Use ctrl-j instead of alt-0010 (easier to describe and easier to do!) Gary''s Student wrote: Here is a neat trick: Use Find/Replace, but in the FindWhat field, hold down the ALT key type 010 and then release the ALT key. Enter your normal character in the Replace field. You can use this trick to replace a variety of non-type-able characters. -- Gary''s Student "nsv" wrote: If you format a cell to wrap text, you can artificially put in a Line Feed with ALT+ENTER. I you format back to unwrap, the Line Feed command is shown as a square. I have a spread sheet with a lot of Line Feeds, and I want them replaced with semicolons, but they are quite elusive and I cannot eg. put them into the search and replace function. Anyone has a hint? NSV -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 -- Dave Peterson |
Replace Line Feed
I like that, too. Much easier to explain over the phone.
Chip Pearson wrote: Use ctrl-j instead of alt-0010 I never knew that . Pretty cool. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Even neater... Use ctrl-j instead of alt-0010 (easier to describe and easier to do!) Gary''s Student wrote: Here is a neat trick: Use Find/Replace, but in the FindWhat field, hold down the ALT key type 010 and then release the ALT key. Enter your normal character in the Replace field. You can use this trick to replace a variety of non-type-able characters. -- Gary''s Student "nsv" wrote: If you format a cell to wrap text, you can artificially put in a Line Feed with ALT+ENTER. I you format back to unwrap, the Line Feed command is shown as a square. I have a spread sheet with a lot of Line Feeds, and I want them replaced with semicolons, but they are quite elusive and I cannot eg. put them into the search and replace function. Anyone has a hint? NSV -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
Replace Line Feed
Thanks - I'm quite familiar with the ALT + nnnn for writing ±, ², ³, etc., but the 010 code was new to me. I looked in the character map for a LF code, and didn't find anything. And also the CTRL + j was quite cool. Where did you find those codes? -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 |
Replace Line Feed
Chip Pearson has a very nice addin that will help determine what that
character(s) is: http://www.cpearson.com/excel/CellView.htm You could also look at Windows CharMap.exe windows start button|run|charmap and hit enter Or windows start button|program files|accessories|... The ctrl-j is a hold over from before windows--the old DOS and DOS programs used those kinds of keys. nsv wrote: Thanks - I'm quite familiar with the ALT + nnnn for writing ±, ², ³, etc., but the 010 code was new to me. I looked in the character map for a LF code, and didn't find anything. And also the CTRL + j was quite cool. Where did you find those codes? -- nsv ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nsv's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513147 -- Dave Peterson |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:15 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
ExcelBanter.com