Large spaces between some paragraphs

provlima1 · June 21, 2022, 4:48pm

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I am copying the text of an .odt manuscript and pasting it into a 6x9 book template
When reviewing the 6x9 formatted pasted odt document I find some of the chapters contain large spaces between paragraphs which I cannot correct.
Can someone suggest what is causing this frustrating problem? Thanks for your help

LeroyG · June 21, 2022, 10:35pm

There are images or frames in the manuscript? You can see that with the Navigator (F5).

How much large?

provlima1 · June 22, 2022, 11:30am

Thanks for your response
The spaces are large more than half a page with the next paragraph jumping to the top of next page
There are photos in the manuscript but the large spaces do not occur near them

LeroyG · June 22, 2022, 11:38am

Check out the Text Flow options.

EarnestAl · June 23, 2022, 3:31am

The link that @LeroyG has the information. To clarify, make sure that your normal paragraph text, usually Body Text, doesnot have Keep with next paragraph applied. Reserve that setting for headings

Hrbrgr · June 21, 2022, 5:06pm

First, select the “Toggle Formatting Marks” icon ( Ctrl+F10 ) in the Standard toolbar so that you can see the control marks in the document.

Open the Sidebar in the View>Sidebar menu, ( Ctrl+F5 ).

There select the icon “Styles”, and at Styles “Paragraph Styles”.
If you place the cursor in a paragraph, you will see the selected paragraph style in the sidebar.

Right-click on all paragraph styles that may cause problems and select “Modify”.
In the dialog at the tab “Indenst&Spacing” check all spacing settings and change them if necessary.

You may need to remove the direct formatting first.
Select all, Edit>Select All ( Ctrl+A ).
In the menu Format>Clear Direct Formatting ( Ctrl+M ).

Check whether you are using unnecessary paragraph marks.
The Pillcrow character - ¶ - should only mark the end of a paragraph (-text).

Advanced help:

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