SimpleText guides & articles

9 in-depth guides on SimpleText and related topics.

Text tips & tricks

Text tips & tricks How to Remove Line Breaks From Text Copied From a PDF Remove line breaks from text copied from a PDF using simple tools like Join lines, Word find and replace, or manual fixes. 4 min read Text tips & tricks How to Sort Lines Alphabetically (and Why 10 Comes Before 2) A practical guide to sorting lines alphabetically in SimpleText, Word, Excel, and Google Sheets, with tips on numbers, capitals, and spaces. 3 min read Text tips & tricks How to Remove Duplicate Lines From a List A practical guide to deduplicating lists (emails, keywords, names) with SimpleText's Dedupe, Excel, Google Sheets, and the command line. 4 min read Text tips & tricks How to Change Text to Uppercase, Lowercase or Title Case A practical guide to fixing capitalization in SimpleText, Word, Google Docs, and on Mac using built-in tools and shortcuts. 3 min read Text tips & tricks How to Remove Formatting from Copied Text A simple, reliable way to remove formatting from copied text: pass it through a plain-text notepad, then tidy the leftover spacing and line breaks with Trim and Join lines. 5 min read

Writing tools

Writing tools Title Case Rules: Which Words to Capitalise in a Headline A practical guide to headline capitalisation covering AP, Chicago, and APA style rules, plus when to use sentence case. 4 min read Writing tools How to Count Words, Characters and Lines in Text Why word, character and line counts matter for limits, SEO and social posts, and how a live in-browser notepad tallies all three as you type. 5 min read

Using the notepad

Using the notepad How to Use an Online Notepad A practical guide to using an online notepad that runs entirely in your browser, auto-saves to localStorage, and includes case, trim, sort and dedupe tools. 5 min read

Plain text & formatting

Plain text & formatting Plain Text vs Rich Text: What's the Difference? A clear comparison of plain text vs rich text: what each format stores, when to reach for plain text, and why pasting as plain text saves you from hidden formatting. 5 min read