Clean up copied text

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Friendfrom47

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Hello,

You folks have helped me so many times, I hope you can assist me once again!

I have an iMac, OSX 10.4.8, Word, Safari 2.0.4

(I have a bunch of other software, but I don't think I need to list everything, only the ones I'm concerned about with this question.)

My problem: When I select and copy text from a webpage, and paste it into a Word document, the paragraph markers (or characters) end up being an underline. But when I try to use "find and replace," it doesn't find the underlines. Even if I copy them and paste it into the "find and replace" dialog box, it STILL won't find them in the document.

I have a feeling this is simply due to how the website is coded, but I wish I could put the paragraphs where they need to be, easier than going through, line by line, to correct it.

Does anyone have any ideas?
 
I wouldn't expect that 'search' normally would find underlines.
Can't you simply select that pasted text, and toggle underline 'off' (cmd-U)?
 
Another option would be to "select all" (Cmd-A) and then Cmd-U (probably twice) until all is non-underlined.

The Paste Special is quite good -- removes all formatting, so you start with a clean slate. I use it all the time at work (PC, though).
 
I don't really want to "just" remove the underlines. I want to replace it with a paragraph mark.

I did try the special paste, then unformatted text. It works! Then all I have to do is replace one paragraph mark with two (using find and replace). It works! Thank you SOOOO MUCH!!!!
 
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