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Remove line break in Excel

What is line break



Line break is the end of a line of text. In Excel, it looks like this:

Inline breaks in Excel

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How does a line break affect data import?



Sometimes, when importing Excel data into Termsoup, you may encounter a formatting error. The notification for this error may look something like the following:

"There are issues with Excel formatting."

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How to remove line break



- Open the Find & Replace dialog box or press "Ctrl+H" to open it.
- In the "Find what" field, press Ctrl+J (a dot will appear).
- In the "Replace with" field, type a space.
- Click on "Replace All", and the line breaks will be replaced with a single space.



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Other ways to remove line break



There are other ways to remove line breaks in Excel.

Updated on: 02/14/2023

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