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importing OCR into ID want to remove ¶ after every line and replace with space

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    • August 25, 2022 at 11:11 pm #14371025
      susan bein
      Member

      I’m using my iPhone’s scanning-to-OCR function. It’s fast and efficient but puts hard returns after each line.

      I’ve tried using Find/Change to remove ¶s but in the list of possible replacements I don’t see a simple white space. I’ve tried the various types listed,(punctuation space, figure space, etc.) tried just to copy/paste a space character into the “replace with” field. Nothing works. I’m looking at doing over 100 pages so I’m really hoping to find a way to work efficiently. Please help.

    • August 25, 2022 at 11:18 pm #14371026
      Petar Petrenko
      Participant

      Just press a spacebar key.

    • August 25, 2022 at 11:24 pm #14371027
      susan bein
      Member

      Thanks, Petar! Such a simple and obvious solution but it was driving me crazy. Thanks so much for your quick response! I tried it immediately and it’s just what I was looking for.

    • August 25, 2022 at 11:26 pm #14371028
      Petar Petrenko
      Participant

      I’m glad I helped you.

    • August 26, 2022 at 1:15 am #14371029
      Steve Davis
      Participant

      What is the app you’re using on your iPhone?

    • August 26, 2022 at 4:05 am #14371069
      susan bein
      Member

      The iPhone has native OCR in iOS 15. You just use the regular camera and when you point it at text, a yellow button appears in the lower right of the screen and yellow brackets show the borders of the text area, press the button, and it takes a photo and converts the text, allowing you to copy it to the clipboard. I’ve been pasting it into an email, which may be where all the hard returns are generated. There are dedicated apps for OCR but I thought I’d try the free/built-in one before adding a separate app.

      • August 26, 2022 at 4:08 am #14371074
        Steve Davis
        Participant

        Ah, yes – but 100 pages?!
        I use dedicated OCR software which obviates the problem you are experiencing.

    • August 26, 2022 at 4:11 am #14371075
      susan bein
      Member

      Hmm, good point. What do you recommend?

    • August 26, 2022 at 6:41 am #14371079
      Steve Hall
      Member

      Try this:

      https://www.textfixer.com/tools/remove-line-breaks.php

      I’ve used this sort of site for years. Works like a charm.

    • August 26, 2022 at 8:26 am #14371084
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      This is different but might also help at some point:

      Remove Multiple Returns and Replace with Space Between Paragraphs

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