How to remove spaces in text when copied from PDF to Word


Hi Guys,


A quick little trick in word that took me ages to figure out, but it is really easy. So, I have copied text from a PDF and pasted it into word, however it's all gone out of alignment.

Example
Text copied from a PDF 



Organize a page into 2 columns. In the first column, make a list of the
qualities
and
skills
that you think the teachers in these readings possessed. What skills do they
appear to have? What are they willing to
do to be successful in the classroom?
•
In the second column, make a list of the things they
did
in their classrooms that were
innovative
and/or
successful

What can I do to sort this out...

  1. copy the text you want from the PDF
  2. paste into a new Word document
  3. click “edit” then “replace”
  4. make sure you’re in the “find what” field
  5. click “more” then “special”
  6. select “paragraph mark” (top of the list)
  7. click into the “replace with” field
  8. press the space bar once
  9. click “replace all”
  10. click “ok” then close the “find & replace” box.

Then my text aligns..simples.




 Hope this saves you some time!

Regards,

Dan

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