PC Review


Reply
Thread Tools Rate Thread

Can I change the deafult settings for copy/paste in MS WORD?

 
 
troelsft@yahoo.dk
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      8th Jan 2008
When I copy one bit of WORD-text into another WORD-document with
another font, WORD will always keep the source font. I can then click
on the "Paste"-icon below the inserted text and choose "Insert only as
text". Then the font will change to the font in the surrounding text.
However, in 99 out of 100 times I want to "Insert only as text",
therefore I am looking for a way to have "Insert only as text" as my
default for copy/paste, and not the "Keep the source font". Is there
anyway this can be done, so I don't have to click the "Paste"-icon
almost every time I copy some text?
best wishes
Troels (Denmark)
 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
 
Stefan Blom
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      8th Jan 2008
Which version of Word are you using?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2e0700fd-66a5-4238-bea7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I copy one bit of WORD-text into another WORD-document with
> another font, WORD will always keep the source font. I can then click
> on the "Paste"-icon below the inserted text and choose "Insert only as
> text". Then the font will change to the font in the surrounding text.
> However, in 99 out of 100 times I want to "Insert only as text",
> therefore I am looking for a way to have "Insert only as text" as my
> default for copy/paste, and not the "Keep the source font". Is there
> anyway this can be done, so I don't have to click the "Paste"-icon
> almost every time I copy some text?
> best wishes
> Troels (Denmark)



 
Reply With Quote
 
troelsft@yahoo.dk
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      8th Jan 2008
Thanks for answering back so fast!
I'm using:
WORD 2003 (11.8169.8172) SP3 on a Windows 2003 OP-system (Service
pack
1).
Language: Danish.
best wishes
Troels
 
Reply With Quote
 
Stefan Blom
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      8th Jan 2008
You can use the following macro:

Sub InsertAsTextOnly()
On Error Resume Next
Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText
End Sub

Add the macro to normal.dot and then attach a toolbar button to it; see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for instructions.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9abe7b84-c309-4a55-9786-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for answering back so fast!
> I'm using:
> WORD 2003 (11.8169.8172) SP3 on a Windows 2003 OP-system (Service
> pack
> 1).
> Language: Danish.
> best wishes
> Troels






 
Reply With Quote
 
troelsft@yahoo.dk
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      8th Jan 2008
Thanks for helping out.
Not easy to attach a toolbar button to it, but I'm working on it;
using G. Mayor's instructions.
best wishes
Troels
 
Reply With Quote
 
troelsft@yahoo.dk
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      8th Jan 2008
IT WORKS!
Thank you SO much!
wish you all the best for 2008!
Troels
 
Reply With Quote
 
Stefan Blom
Guest
Posts: n/a
 
      8th Jan 2008
Glad I could help. :-)

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:b06ee5a9-df9d-487e-9aa2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> IT WORKS!
> Thank you SO much!
> wish you all the best for 2008!
> Troels



 
Reply With Quote
 
New Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1
 
      29th Dec 2009
I am running into the same problem. I copy and paste a lot into PowerPoint and would like the Word doc. to conform to the PowerPoint settings (i choose keep text only).


I followed the directions http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm, but I get stuck on point 5. Where do I find the clip board (is it just regular copy and paste?).
And the at step 6, if I paste the contense of the clipboard into the macro editor view window, am I not just pasting the same thing I already had in the box?
Really would love to get this worked out. I appreciate any help.
Thanks.
 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Word 2003 - Cut and Paste or Copy and Paste is very slow Anderson Microsoft Word Document Management 1 15th Apr 2010 07:55 AM
Copy/Paste from Outlook Task to Word - Priority won't paste Victoria@dig Microsoft Outlook Discussion 2 1st Apr 2010 08:05 PM
Word 2003 copy and paste to Excel causes undesirable format change Bremser Microsoft Word Document Management 1 26th Mar 2008 06:24 AM
Automating copy/paste/paste special when row references change Carl LaFong Microsoft Excel Programming 4 8th Oct 2007 06:10 AM
Re: WHY DOES WORD CHANGE MY FONT WHEN I COPY AND PASTE? Anne Troy Microsoft Word Document Management 0 18th Sep 2005 05:43 PM


Features
 

Advertising
 

Newsgroups
 


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:30 PM.