| Action | How |
|--------|-----|
| Remove stray line‑breaks | Use “Find & Replace” → search for \r\n (or ^p) that appear mid‑sentence and replace with a single space. |
| Normalize punctuation | Replace any “।” (Danda) with “.” for modern prose, unless you intentionally keep the literary style. |
| Standardize quotation marks | Replace ““ ”” (smart quotes) with “"”. |
| Fix repeated spaces | Find: (two spaces) → Replace with (one space). |
| Set proper paragraph indent | Apply a style (e.g., Heading 1 for story title, Normal for body) and enable “First line indent”. |
Examples:
A story by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer is incorrectly attributed to Madhavikkutty. This is a common "fix" needed for academic integrity. malayalam thundu kathakal fix
The Fix: Using the authoritative Kerala Sahitya Akademi database for author verification. | Action | How | |--------|-----| | Remove
The last two lines must change how the reader sees the whole story. Examples: A story by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer is