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To remove line breaks in Excel, you can use a combination of functions to clean up your data. If you have a cell with text containing line breaks, you can follow these steps to remove them:

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Using SUBSTITUTE Function:

The SUBSTITUTE function can be used to replace specific characters within a text string. In this case, you can replace the line break character with a space or nothing.

Let's assume the text with line breaks is in cell A1. You can use the following formula in another cell to remove line breaks:

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=SUBSTITUTE(A1, CHAR(10), " ")
This formula replaces the line break character (CHAR(10)) with a space.

Using Find and Replace:

You can also use the Find and Replace feature in Excel to remove line breaks:

Select the range of cells containing text with line breaks.
Press Ctrl + H to open the Find and Replace dialog.
In the "Find what" field, enter Ctrl + J. You won't see anything in the field, but this combination represents the line break character.
Leave the "Replace with" field empty if you want to remove line breaks completely. Or, you can enter a space if you want to replace line breaks with spaces.
Click "Replace All" to remove or replace the line breaks.
Using Text to Columns:

If the text with line breaks is in a single column and you want to split it into multiple columns, you can use the Text to Columns feature:

Select the column with the text containing line breaks.
Go to the "Data" tab on the Excel ribbon.
Click "Text to Columns."
Choose "Delimited" and click "Next."
Select "Other" and enter Ctrl + J in the box. This represents the line break character.
Choose whether you want to split the text into separate columns or overwrite the existing column.
Click "Finish" to complete the process.
These methods should help you remove line breaks from your Excel data. Choose the method that best suits your needs based on whether you want to replace line breaks with spaces, remove them entirely, or split the text into different columns.