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Lincoln Spector
Paste Plain Text Into Word
I sometimes paste formatted text into Word when all I want is the text, not the formatting. Is there a way to strip out that formatting as I paste it?
Jamal H. Khan, San Jose, California
You can set up Word 97 or 2000 to insert unformatted text with a keystroke.
- In Word, select some text and press
Ctrl-C to copy it.
- Click
Tools, Macro, Record New Macro (in Word
2000, you may have to extend the Tools menu to see the Macro
option).
- In the Macros dialog box's name field, enter
PlainPaste.
- Click the
Keyboard button to get the Customize
Keyboard dialog box.
- In the 'Save changes in' drop-down menu, select
Normal.
- Put the cursor in the
'Press new shortcut key' field, and press
Alt-V.
- Click the
Assign button, then
Close.
- In the small, TV-shaped
floating toolbar on Word's screen. Select
Edit, Paste Special, and double-click
Unformatted Text.
- Click the
Stop Recording button (the solid square)
on the toolbar.
