Re: need help in formatting text copied from a pdf document

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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:38:19 +0000, toolings
<toolings.2092896@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Hi, just wanted to ask if there is a way for format the below text, and
by formatting, I am referring to justify the text.

I have copies some text from a pdf document, but when I pasted it into
word, all the format and layout is lost. And I could not justify it by
clicking the justify button. I would consider doing it manually except,
this is a rather long document.

thanks in advance for any advice. I tried to search before posting
this, but I obviously did not get the key words right.




Example


Adult Students in Higher Education
Institutions of higher education have historically served a population
of
traditional students who, at approximately age 18, graduate from high
school and
immediately enter college. However, the student population on college
[snip]

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm, which will also
work with text from a PDF or anywhere that inserts unwanted line breaks.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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