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Valkenburg007
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Dec 02, 2021
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Paste text only not working in Word

Hi, I want to set the default paste option to 'Keep Text Only.' It's not working, despite going to Options>Advanced>Cut Copy and Paste>Keep Text Only. Can anyone help me work out how to set this up a...
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    Stefan_Blom
    Dec 02, 2021

    Valkenburg007 

     

    It has been reported in the past that Word may ignore that option unless you keep "Show Paste Options button" enabled.

     

    Note that the Paste Options button may appear intrusive, but if you ignore it and continue typing it will hide by itself. Alternatively, you can press the ESC key to hide it immediately.

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Stefan_Blom
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Dec 02, 2021

Valkenburg007 

 

It has been reported in the past that Word may ignore that option unless you keep "Show Paste Options button" enabled.

 

Note that the Paste Options button may appear intrusive, but if you ignore it and continue typing it will hide by itself. Alternatively, you can press the ESC key to hide it immediately.

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Valkenburg007
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Dec 02, 2021

Stefan_Blom 

 

Hi Stegan,

Wow, it works! I enabled that option and I can now paste into Word without the copied selection's formatting. Thank you very much!

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    Stefan_Blom
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    Dec 02, 2021

    Valkenburg007 

     

    I'm glad I could help.

     

    Thanks for the feedback. 🙂

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      Valkenburg007
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      Dec 02, 2021
      Sorry, Stefan, I mistyped your name. Thanks again for your help 🙂

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