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The Replace function built into Word is extremely powerful. Because of this it is possible to do quite a bit of damage to your documents. But sometimes you want to do damage, right? For instance, you may want to remove all occurrences of a certain type of paragraph. In lesser word processors, this can be quite a chore. But Word makes it relatively painless and quick, provided you have formatted your document using styles. To remove paragraphs, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The expanded Replace tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
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2018-06-23 17:42:32
'I want to remove certain paragraphs I have " deleted."
This is NOT about a style of paragraph. This is about these particular words, like info on a photo source that belongs in another document.
I can't imagine anyone wanting to remove all paras that are a similar style!!!!!!
I want a decent looking ms to preserve on a flash drive
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