Complete Guide: How to Insert Line Breaks in Word

Remove line breaks

If you want to remove line breaks that you have already inserted, you can do it easily by using the delete or find and replace feature. Here are the ways to remove line breaks in Word:

• Use the delete feature: You can remove line breaks the same way you delete any other character. You just need to put the cursor before or after the line break, then press the “Backspace” or “Delete” key on your keyboard. If you want to remove multiple line breaks at once, you can highlight them first by using your mouse or keyboard, and then press the delete key you want.
• Use the find and replace feature: You can remove all line breaks in your Word document by using the find and replace feature. This feature is located on the Home tabon the ribbon bar, in the Editing group. Here are the steps:
  1. In the “Home” tab, click the “Find” button, then select “Advanced Find…” from the menu that appears.
  2. In the “Find and Replace” dialog box, click the “Replace” tab.
  3. In the “Find what:” box, type the character “^l” (lowercase L begins with caret). This is a special code for line breaks in Word.
  4. In the “Replace with:” box, leave blank or type the characters that you want to replace line breaks, such as spaces or punctuation.
  5. Click the “Replace All” button to remove or replace all line breaks in your document. You can also click the “Replace” button to remove or replace one by one.

Conclusion

Line breaks are useful characters to format text more flexibly in Word. You can enter line breaks by using the keyboard shortcut Shift + Enter or the layout menu in the “Layout” tab. You can also remove line breaks by using the delete or find and replace features. By using line breaks, you can make your Word document neater and professional.