Should (optionally)paste text in the format already there

[Guest]

Often I want to copy text from another source that is in a different format
from what I'm authoring now. This could be Word, Outlook, or Excel. I don't
care about the format of the text I'm going to paste. I want it to be put in
just as if I'd typed it, in the same font and style that I'm currently using.
Now when I do this, I have to change the formatting of the recently pasted
text to the font/style of what I already have there, and often it doesn't
really work, and there is still something different (perhaps the margins or
line spacing) that I can't get to match. I then try to paste the text into
notepad and then paste from there into Word or Outlook. That gets me the
result I want, but I'd like to do this from within Office and in one
cut/paste step. I'd say 99% of the time this is the behavior I want. I
almost never want to copy the format as well as the text.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can use Edit | Paste Special | As Unformatted Text. In Word 2002 and
2003, the Paste Options button gives you the same option.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Often I want to copy text from another source that is in a different format
from what I'm authoring now. This could be Word, Outlook, or Excel. I don't
care about the format of the text I'm going to paste. I want it to be put in
just as if I'd typed it, in the same font and style that I'm currently using.
Now when I do this, I have to change the formatting of the recently pasted
text to the font/style of what I already have there, and often it doesn't
really work, and there is still something different (perhaps the margins or
line spacing) that I can't get to match. I then try to paste the text into
notepad and then paste from there into Word or Outlook. That gets me the
result I want, but I'd like to do this from within Office and in one
cut/paste step. I'd say 99% of the time this is the behavior I want. I
almost never want to copy the format as well as the text.

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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
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[Guest]

OK, but can I set this as the default response to ^V?

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

You can record it as a macro and then assign ^V to the macro.

HOWEVER, the macro recorder is broken when it comes to Edit | Paste Special,
though recording a Paste Options macro might be okay.

See this link for the right code:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.word.vba.general/msg/6b
e9ad83e7d37f71?hl=en

See these links for instructions on using this information:

What do I do with macros sent to me by other newsgroup readers to help me
out?
I don't know how to install them and put them to use
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CreateAMacro.htm

How to assign a Word command or macro to a toolbar or menu
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToToolbar.htm

Guide to Installing Macros
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Creating a macro with no programming experience using the recorder
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/UsingRecorder.htm

How to modify a recorded macro
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/ModifyRecordedMacro.htm