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how do I copy text from word to another program without comments.
After copying, select Paste as unformatted textor Keep text only.
When I copy from Word, it puts extra formatting into my clipboard that I cannot see on the screen. The comment history.
When I paste from my clipboard into another program, like Adobe Acrobat or a browser, it shows the comments.
Other programs do not have "Keep text only".
'paste as unformatted' is only an option when pasting back into word, which I am not doing. That paste option is a feature of word, and not every program on my computer has the option to 'keep text only'. I get the extra stuff even if I paste into Adobe Acrobat, or Illustrator, or into rich editors on the web, or into a note taking app, or a terminal or an email or anything. Word is putting the comments into the clipboard. I can't see them when I am copying the text from word. It is invisible data that I don't expect to have.
