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How to replace line breaks with <br> in Excel

Author Siluvia Last modified

For replacing all line breaks in a range of cells with <br> in Excel, a method in this article can help you.

Replace line breaks with <br> with Replace All function

Replace line breaks with <br> with Replace All function

Please do as follows to replace all line breaks in selected cells with <br>.

1. Please select the cells containing the line breaks you need to replace with br, then click Home > Fine & Select > Replace to open the Find and Replace dialog box. See screenshot：

A screenshot of the Find and Replace option in Excel

Note: You can also open the Find and Replace dialog box by pressing the Ctrl + H keys simultaneously.

2. In the opening Find and Replace dialog box, click on the Find what box and press the Ctrl + Shift + J keys together, enter <br> into the Replace with box, and then click the Replace All button. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Find and Replace dialog box

3. Then a Microsoft Excel prompt box pops up, please click the OK button as below screenshot shown:

A screenshot of the Microsoft Excel prompt box confirming that replacements have been made

4. Close the Find and Replace dialog box.

Now all line breaks in selected cells are replaced with <br> immediately.

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