You can download and import in Word this pair of macros that will let you add or remove blank lines / paragraphs.

The first macro adds a blank line after each paragraph.

The second macro finds and replaces all occurrences of two successive paragraph marks with a single paragraph mark, as well as successive line marks with a single line mark, which means you won’t have in your document blank lines / paragraphs.

Read this to learn how to import or export Word Macros in BAS files.

Download Blank Lines Remover macros for Word

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