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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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