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In Word, you can choose to paste text using the formatting of the source, destination, or just pure text. If you always want one of the options, set it as the default for pasted text.
Set default paste options
By default, Word preserves the original formatting when you paste content into a document using CTRL+V, the Paste button, or right-click + Paste. To change the default, follow these steps.
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Go to File > Options > Advanced.
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Under Cut, copy, and paste, select the down arrow for the setting to change .
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Pasting within the same document When you paste content into the same document from which you copied the content.
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Pasting between documents When you paste content that was copied from another Word document.
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Pasting between documents when style definitions conflict When you paste content that was copied from another Word document, and the style that is assigned to the copied text is defined differently in the document where the text is being pasted.
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Pasting from other programs When you paste content that was copied from another program, such as a browser.
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Each setting has options you can set:
Keep Source Formatting
Merge Formatting
Keep Text OnlyFor more info on these options, see Get the look you want.
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Select OK.
Notes:
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You can also select Set Default Paste from the Paste Options menu.
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Change options when pasting content
When you copy content from a formatted source, such as a webpage or another Word document, you can select options at the time you paste it into your document.
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Click or tap where you want to paste the content.
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Press CTRL + V and then select Paste Options .
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Hover over the buttons for a live review.
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Select the paste option to use.
The Paste Options button lets you select formatting options and is on by default. If you don’t see the button, it might be turned off. Follow these steps to turn it on.
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Go to File > Options > Advanced.
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In the Cut, copy, and paste section, select Show Paste Options button when content is pasted.
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Select OK.
If the setting is on but you don’t see the button when you paste, make sure you’re pasting formatted content, not pure text (like from NotePad.)
When you copy text from a Word document, webpage, or other app’s document and paste it into a Word document, you can choose how the text is formatted. You can keep the original formatting, merge with the destination formatting, or paste just plain text.
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Keep Source Formatting (K) This option retains formatting that was applied to the copied text. Any style definition that is associated with the copied text is copied to the destination document.
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Merge Formatting (M) This option discards most formatting that was applied directly to the copied text, but it retains formatting that is considered emphasis, such as bold and italic, when it is applied to only a portion of the selection. The text takes on the style characteristics of the paragraph where it is pasted. The text also takes on any direct formatting or character style properties of text that immediately precedes the cursor when the text is pasted.
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Picture (U)
This option is only available on Microsoft 365 Subscription. Converts text into an image and pastes that. The text can’t be changed, but you can treat it like any other picture or image and use effects, borders, or rotation. When selected, choose options from the Picture Format tab. -
Keep Text Only (T) This option discards all formatting and nontext elements such as pictures or tables. The text takes on the style characteristics of the paragraph where it is pasted and takes on any direct formatting or character style properties of text that immediately precedes the cursor when the text is pasted. Graphical elements are discarded, and tables are converted to a series of paragraphs.
When you paste items from a bulleted or numbered list into another list, you can keep their original formatting or sequence, or blend in with the numbering or bullets of the destination list.
Paste numbered items so the sequence continues Choose Continue List (C) to have inserted items stay in sequence in the list.
Keep original sequence on numbered items Choose New List (N) to have inserted items keep their original list sequence.
Paste bulleted items into a numbered list To keep the bullets, choose Keep Source Formatting (K). To convert bullets to numbers, choose Merge Formatting (M).
Paste numbered items into a bulleted list To keep the original numbers, choose Don’t Merge List (D). To convert the numbers to bullets, choose Merge List (M).
Paste Text Only lists By default, bullets and numbers are preserved when pasting text only. To turn this behavior off:
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Go to File > Options > Advanced.
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Clear Keep bullets and numbers when pasting text with Keep Text Only option.
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Select OK.
Need more help?
Click in text that has the formatting to replicate, and press CTRL-SHIFT-C. It’ll copy the formatting, but not the text itself. Highlight the target text and press CTRL-SHIFT-V to paste the formatting.
Contents
- 1 How do you copy and paste and keep formatting?
- 2 How do I copy and paste without changing formatting in Word?
- 3 Why does Word change formatting when I paste?
- 4 How do you keep formatting in an email?
- 5 How do I copy and paste the same format in Word?
- 6 How do you copy the same format in Word?
- 7 How do I stop Word from changing formatting?
- 8 How do you copy paste as it is?
- 9 How do you paste formatting in Excel?
- 10 What does Ctrl Shift V do?
- 11 How do you keep formatting in Word?
- 12 How do you paste into an original format on a Mac?
- 13 How do you paste formatting in Outlook?
- 14 How do I copy and paste formatting in Gmail?
- 15 How do you copy formatting in Outlook?
- 16 How do you copy paragraph formatting in Word?
- 17 How do I paste without changing formatting Mac?
- 18 How do you copy and paste and use the same font?
- 19 What is AutoFormat as you type?
- 20 What is the easiest way to copy and paste?
How do you copy and paste and keep formatting?
By default, Word preserves the original formatting when you paste content into a document using CTRL+V, the Paste button, or right-click + Paste. To change the default, follow these steps. Go to File > Options > Advanced. Under Cut, copy, and paste, select the down arrow for the setting to change .
How do I copy and paste without changing formatting in Word?
To manually paste text without formatting, you can click Paste in the Clipboard section of the Home tab and select the Keep Text Only option. If you want to use Ctrl + V to paste text, the text will be pasted with the formatting by default.
Why does Word change formatting when I paste?
Text takes on the style of the recipient document
So when you paste your text into the other document, it takes on the formatting of Normal style in that other document. If the Normal style in the other document is Arial 11pt, then that’s how your text will appear.
How do you keep formatting in an email?
Click on the mail format tab and then editor options. Next click on the advanced options on the left. Scroll down a little ways and you will see the cut, copy, and paste options. Drop down each option and select match destination formatting or keep text only.
How do I copy and paste the same format in Word?
Click in text that has the formatting to replicate, and press CTRL-SHIFT-C. It’ll copy the formatting, but not the text itself. Highlight the target text and press CTRL-SHIFT-V to paste the formatting.
How do you copy the same format in Word?
How to copy format easy and quickly
- Select the text with the formatting to copy.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+C to copy the formatting of the selected text.
- Select the text to which you want to apply the copied formatting.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+V to apply the formatting to the selected text.
How do I stop Word from changing formatting?
Click AutoCorrect. A dialog box appears. Select the Autoformat As You Type Tab. Deselect on uncheck the desired options (such as Ordinals with superscript, Hyphens with a dash or Fractions with fraction character).
How do you copy paste as it is?
Highlight the text you want to copy. Use the shortcut key combination Ctrl + C on a PC or Command + C on a Mac to copy the text. Move the text cursor to where you want to paste the text. Press Ctrl + V on a PC or Command + V on a Mac to paste the text.
How do you paste formatting in Excel?
Using Copy and Paste for Formatting
- Select the cell or cells whose format you wish to copy.
- Press Ctrl+C or press Ctrl+Insert.
- Select the cell or cell range into which you want the formats pasted.
- Choose Paste Special from the Edit menu.
- Choose the Formats radio button.
- Click on OK.
What does Ctrl Shift V do?
By.
How do you keep formatting in Word?
Choose Review, Protect Document (or choose Developer, Protect Document) and then click Restrict Formatting and Editing. Word displays the Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane. Click to activate the Limit Formatting to a Selection of Styles check box.
How do you paste into an original format on a Mac?
Click where you want the text to appear, then do one of the following:
- Paste the text with its current formatting into a new paragraph: Choose Edit > Paste, or press Command-V on the keyboard.
- Paste and match the style of the text where you’re pasting: Choose Edit > Paste and Match Style.
How do you paste formatting in Outlook?
Fortunately, there’s an easy way to prevent this from happening, by changing the application settings in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word. (If you’re using a Mac, you can just use the “Paste and Match Style” keyboard shortcut: Command-Option-Shift-V, to just paste plain text.
How do I copy and paste formatting in Gmail?
If you’re using Chrome, you can paste text into your emails without carrying over its formatting by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+V (Command-Shift-V for OS X). If you’d like to keep the formatting of the text you’re pasting, the Gmail Strike button is for you.
How do you copy formatting in Outlook?
Use the Format Painter
- Select the text or graphic that has the formatting that you want to copy.
- On the Home tab, click Format Painter.
- Use the brush to paint over a selection of text or graphics to apply the formatting.
- To stop formatting, press ESC.
How do you copy paragraph formatting in Word?
Copying Paragraph Formatting
- Select the paragraph where you want to copy the formatting.
- On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy Formatting.
- Select the paragraph(s) where you want to replace the formatting.
- On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+V.
How do I paste without changing formatting Mac?
macOS lets you paste text without its original formatting. Instead of pressing “Command+V”, press “Option+Shift+Command+V” to paste text without any formatting.
How do you copy and paste and use the same font?
On some — but not all — apps, when you press Ctrl-V (Win)/Cmd-V (Mac), you can press Shift too. This activates “Paste and Match Style”, which converts the text to the same style as the destination document.
What is AutoFormat as you type?
The AutoFormat As You Type tab provides options for formatting that occurs automatically based on what you type. Using this feature can minimize the need to apply changes from the Ribbon.
What is the easiest way to copy and paste?
The keyboard command for copy is Ctrl + C, and the keyboard command for paste is Ctrl + V.
If I want to paste without any formatting, I have to go to the «Paste» button on the ribbon and click «Paste Special» and then «unformatted text».
Is there a shortcut like Ctrl+V that’ll automatically do that for me?
ale
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asked Mar 31, 2012 at 23:38
On Word 2007 to 2013 on Windows, you can use Ctrl+Alt+V.
On Word 2011 for Mac, you can use Control+Command+V.
Both of these will bring up the «Paste Special» dialog. There’s no shortcut directly for «Unformatted Text», but since you can use arrows to go to «Unformatted Text» and Enter to confirm, this is probably the fastest way without a macro.
answered Apr 1, 2012 at 4:03
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I’ve just found out that in Word 2013 and Excel 2013 there is a quick way to access, from keyboard, all the «Paste Special» options.
In the following examples it is just shown how to paste as text (without pasting the formats).
Word 2013:
After having copied something go where you want to paste it (without pasting the format).
CTRL+V (it will temporarily paste the format too) then CTRL (push and release the control key) then T (the last T means «keep text only»).
Excel 2013:
After having copied something go where you want to paste it (without pasting the format).
CTRL+V (it will temporarily paste the format too) then CTRL (push and release the control key) then V (the last V means «paste Values»).
It’s important that the second CTRL key is released before typing the last letter.
This method requires just 4 keyboard hits, no macros and no use of the mouse in a dialog window.
answered Sep 22, 2013 at 9:49
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I don’t think there is, but the good news is that you can make one by creating a macro.
Either record the macro, doing the paste the way you want to, then assign it to a keyboard shortcut, or put the following into a new macro (assuming you want to paste without formatting):
For MS Word 2010:
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdFormatPlainText)
For MS Excel 2010:
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Unicode Text", Link:=False, _
DisplayAsIcon:=False, NoHTMLFormatting:=True
Again, once you’ve saved the Macro, you’ll need to assign it to a keyboard shortcut (eg ctrl + m).
Addition:
MS Word 2002:
Sub PastePlaintext()
Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteText
End Sub
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answered Apr 1, 2012 at 0:18
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If you want to set «Keep Text Only» as your default, you can do the following:
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The default paste:
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Click the dropdown at the top and choose «More Commands»:
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Click Advanced:
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Change the defaults (to Keep Text Only):
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Repeating the same paste defaults to text only:
Hope this helps!
answered May 3, 2012 at 15:20
rishimaharajrishimaharaj
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In Excel, simply press F2 or double-click on the cell that you want to paste to, then press CTRL+V.
answered Dec 29, 2015 at 14:31
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In Word 2010 you can right click and from the paste options select «Keep Text Only» — not quite as good as a keyboard shortcut but not bad.
answered Apr 1, 2012 at 0:01
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The function already exists, it just doesn’t have a shortcut out of the box, but you can give it one.
In Word 2007-2013 (maybe earlier, don’t remember), you can bind the keyboard shortcut of your choice to commands. In Word 2013 this is in
- File > Options > Customize Ribbon > then click «Customize…» button at bottom left labeled with «Keyboard shortcuts:».
- In Categories, select, «All Commands»;
- in Commands, select, «PasteTextOnly».
- Click in the «Press new shortcut key» textbox, then press the key combination that you want to use to do this command.
- To bind the shortcut to the command (make it remember / save the new shortcut), click the «Assign» button.
If the key combo is in use, underneath the «current keys» box, it tells you «Currently assigned to: xyz», where xyz is the command that already uses this shortcut. Then you can decide whether or not you want to stick w/your first choice (the shortcut will now invoke PasteTextOnly and no longer invoke xyz) or try to come up with another key combo.
answered Jan 24, 2014 at 21:11
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For Word, changing the default settings (as shown above) seems like a good option if the settings match what you want. For Excel, however, I would suggest using a right click instead.
There’s a couple of significant problems with adding a macro.
1) It will be lost in new documents unless you modify the default template.
2) If you modify the default template and need to share your workbook, then the person getting the file will get a security warning…. which will likely freak them out.
The other keyboard options require a lot of keystrokes. In addition, if you’re pasting from a web page, then Excel and Word will take a long time converting the HTML.
A right click will show the paste options, where you can select the plain text option.
I wish there was a keyboard shortcut built in, but right click seems the best alternative to me.
answered Nov 6, 2013 at 13:57
For an application agnostic solution, consider PureText.
No installer required, it’s free and when it runs it will map a new key combination for pasting with no formatting.
Personally I use Win+V.
answered Jan 24, 2014 at 22:05
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There’s actually an easy way. Just press Alt+E, then S and V. You will get the dialog box much easier, that will certainly save you lots of time.
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answered Apr 18, 2013 at 13:38
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In Word 2007-2013 you must press ALT + CTRL + G, then press T and click Enter key
answered Oct 25, 2015 at 17:41
right click where you want to paste the plain text
press the T key
un-formatted text is pasted.
BTW: If you accidentally paste formatted text, select it all and press Ctrl + Space to reset to ‘normal’ format
answered Aug 8, 2016 at 15:32
To paste both objects and text in Excel, with an option for undo, use
' Custom data type for undoing
Type SaveRange
Val As Variant
Addr As String
End Type
' Stores info about current selection
Public OldWorkbook As Workbook
Public OldSheet As Worksheet
Public OldSelection() As SaveRange
'----------------------------------------------------------
Sub PasteValues()
' Set shortcut to Cntl+Shift+V, for example
' Works for Outlook and Chrome AND Excel
' Abort if a range isn't selected
If TypeName(Selection) <> "Range" Then Exit Sub
' The next block of statements
' save the current values for undoing
ReDim OldSelection(Selection.Count)
Set OldWorkbook = ActiveWorkbook
Set OldSheet = ActiveSheet
i = 0
For Each cell In Selection
i = i + 1
OldSelection(i).Addr = cell.Address
OldSelection(i).Val = cell.Formula
Next cell
' Start paste function
On Error GoTo ValuesFail
' Works for Excel and Outlook, but not Chrome
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlValues
' Specify the Undo Sub
Application.OnUndo "Undo the macro", "UndoMacro"
Exit Sub
ValuesFail:
On Error GoTo TextFail
' Works for Outlook and Chrome, but not Excel
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Text"
' Specify the Undo Sub
Application.OnUndo "Undo the macro", "UndoMacro"
Exit Sub
TextFail:
On Error GoTo PasteFail
ActiveSheet.Paste
' Specify the Undo Sub
Application.OnUndo "Undo the macro", "UndoMacro"
Exit Sub
PasteFail:
MsgBox "Complete Failure"
End Sub
'----------------------------------------------------------
Sub UndoMacro()
' Reinstates data in the selected range
' Tell user if a problem occurs
On Error GoTo Problem
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
' Make sure the correct workbook and sheet are active
OldWorkbook.Activate
OldSheet.Activate
' Restore the saved information
For i = 1 To UBound(OldSelection)
Range(OldSelection(i).Addr).Formula = OldSelection(i).Val
Next i
Exit Sub
' Error handler
Problem:
MsgBox "Can't undo macro"
End Sub
'----------------------------------------------------------
Sub RevertFile()
' From http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?t=491103
wkname = ActiveWorkbook.Path & "" & ActiveWorkbook.Name
ActiveWorkbook.Close Savechanges:=False
Workbooks.Open Filename:=wkname
End Sub
From https://acquirements.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/excel-paste-special-macro-shortcut-key-for-both-objects-and-text/
answered Feb 7, 2017 at 11:47
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How to Copy Formatting in Word
Once you’ve formatted your text, you may want to use that appearance later. You don’t need to go to each instance of text and apply the same font, size, color, and effects over and over.
We already covered how to remove formatting in Word, now let’s explore 3 ways you can copy the formatting in Microsoft Word.
Copy Formatting in MS Word Option #1 – Save as a Style
Styles allow you to apply a set of character and paragraph formatting to text in one step. They also allow you to modify one instance of that style and have the change cascade down throughout the document to the rest.
To save formatted text as a Style, right-click on it, highlight STYLE, and choose SAVE SELECTION AS A NEW QUICK STYLE. Give the Style a name. Your new Style now appears in the Styles gallery on the Home Tab.
Select the next text and click your new button in the GALLERY to instantly apply all the same formats.
To change the Style, make the modification to the text, right-click on the STYLE in the gallery, and choose UPDATE [NAME] TO MATCH SELECTION. All the samples of that Style in the document instantly take on the modification.
Copy Microsoft Word Formatting Option #2 – Use the Format Painter
The Format Painter applies an entire collection of custom formats with just one click.
Click in the text that has the desired format (this is the hardest step to remember). On the HOME ribbon, click on the FORMAT PAINTER button on the left side in the CLIPBOARD group. Notice that the cursor now has a paintbrush attached to it.
Drag across the next text. It instantly takes on all the formatting from the first
If there are several places that need that formatting, don’t perform each formatting duplication individually. The Format Painter can apply the settings to several items, much like a painter dipping her brush into a color and then dabbing the canvas repeatedly.
Click on the formatted text; this time, instead of clicking one time on the FORMAT PAINTER button, click on it TWICE. The cursor has the same brush, but it also now has a + on it. Drag across as many locations as needed.
Be careful when in Format Painter mode—the special effects apply to any object clicked on.
When done duplicating the formatting, either click on the FORMAT PAINTER button again to turn it off, or simply press the ESC key in the upper left corner of the keyboard.
Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Copy Microsoft Word Formatting (Option #3)
Click in text that has the formatting to replicate, and press CTRL-SHIFT-C. It’ll copy the formatting, but not the text itself.
Highlight the target text and press CTRL-SHIFT-V to paste the formatting.
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Comments
Do one of the following before working with the Paste special shortcuts in Excel:
1. Copy the selected content then press CTRL + Alt + V
2. Copy the selected content → Go to the Home → Clipboard group → Expand the Paste → Paste Special
3. Copy the selected content→ Right-click on the worksheet → Select Paste Special
You can paste any content format that you copied from a range of cells by using the shortcut keys that are given below after you have successfully launched the Paste Special dialogue box, which is shown in the picture that is located above.
Paste Special Option | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
All | Press A → Press Enter key or click OK. | Pastes all of the data along with the formatting that you have copied from the selected range’s contents. |
Formulas | Press F → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste the unformatted content with formulas that you have copied the contents from the selected range. |
Values | Press V → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste the content without the formula that you have copied the contents from the selected range. |
Formats | Press T → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste only formatting (not content) that you have copied from the selected data. |
Comments | Press C → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste only comments which are applied to the cells. |
Validation | Press N → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste only the data validation that you have applied to the contents from the Data tab, in the Data Tools group. |
All using source theme | Press H → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste all the contents along with source theme formatting of the selected data in the cells. |
All except Borders | Press X → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste all the contents without borders that you have copied the contents with borders. |
Column Widths | Press W → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste or apply the same column width that you have copied from the selected cells. |
Formulas and Number Formats | Press R → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste only the number formats and formulas that you have copied the contents from the selected range. |
Values and Number Formats | Press U → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste only number formats and content without a formula that you have copied the contents from the selected range. |
All Merging Conditional Formatting | Press G → Press Enter key or click OK. | Paste all the contents along with source theme formatting and Conditional Formatting from the selected data in the range, which are applied with theme format from the layout tab, and Conditional Formatting from the Home tab, in the Styles group. |
Paste Special Operators | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
Add | Press G → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Adding it to other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Subtract | Press S → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Subtracting it from other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Multiply | Press M → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Multiplying it to other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Divide | Press G → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Dividing it by other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Steps to Use Paste Special in Microsoft Excel
Paste “All” Text:
Paste all the text from one worksheet to another in the same workbook, or a different one. Do the following steps.
First, format the data (the formatting includes cell borders, number formatting, conditional formatting, format as a table, cell styles, font colour, etc.)
Copy all the data that you wish to paste with all formatting
Switch to a different worksheet or workbook
Launch the paste special dialogue as explained above
Then click on “All” on the dialogue box
Now all the data are pasted with all the formatting as in the picture above.
Paste “Formulas”:
Paste all the plain numbers with formulas from one worksheet to another in the same workbook, or a different one. Do the following steps.
Make sure your data contains numbers and is calculated with any function or formula
Format the numbers as your wish (the formatting includes cell borders, number formatting, conditional formatting, format as a table, cell styles, font colour, etc.)
Copy all the numbers
Switch to a different worksheet or workbook
Launch the paste special dialogue
Then click on “Formulas” on the dialogue box
Now all the numbers are pasted with formulas or functions without formatting
Double-click on the result of your calculation to confirm that the functions or formulas are pasted.
Paste “Values”:
To paste all the numbers without formulas from one worksheet to another in the same workbook, or a different one. Do the following steps.
Make sure your data contains numbers and is calculated with any function or formula
Copy all the numbers
Switch to a different worksheet or workbook
Launch the paste special dialogue
Then click on “Value” on the dialogue box
Now all the numbers are pasted without formulas or functions.
Double-click on the result of your calculation to confirm that the functions or formulas are not pasted.
Paste “Formats”:
Paste all the formats without any content that you have applied from one worksheet to another in the same workbook, or a different one. Do the following steps.
Format the text (the formatting includes cell borders, number formatting, conditional formatting, format as a table, cell styles, font colour, etc.)
Copy all the text
Switch to a different worksheet or workbook
Launch the paste special dialogue
Then click on “Formats” on the dialogue box
Now all the formats without text are pasted.
Paste only comments without any content that you have added from one worksheet to another in the same workbook, or a different one. Follow the steps below.
Add comment to the required text (To insert a comment, select the text that you want to add a comment → go to the “Review” tab → Click “New Comment” in the comments group)
Copy all the text
Switch to a different worksheet or workbook
Launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “Comments” on the dialogue box, or Press C, then press Enter or click OK.
Now all the comments are pasted without any text.
Paste “Validation”:
To apply the same data validation format to the desired range of the content that you have chosen from the already applied content of a worksheet, follow the steps below.
First, copy the range in the data which is applied to the data validation format.
Select any related data in any worksheet that you want to paste the copied data validation format
Launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “Validation” on the dialogue box, or Press N, then press Enter or click OK.
Now the format is applied to the selected text.
Paste “All Using Source Theme”
To paste the same data including the source theme format that you have chosen from the already applied content of a worksheet, follow the steps below.
First, copy the data which is applied with the source theme format.
To apply theme format, Select text → Go to the Home → Format as Table → Select one of the formats as in the picture below.
Moreover, select text → Go to the Page Layout → Themes → Select one of the Themes to apply it.
After the above steps, if you want to apply the same format to the other text, copy that text and launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “All Using Source Theme” in the dialogue box, or Press H, then press Enter or click OK.
Now the format is pasted the same as copied one.
Paste “All Except Borders”
To paste all the data except borders that you have chosen from the already applied content of a worksheet, follow the steps below.
First, copy the data which is applied to borders
Launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “All Using Source Theme” on the dialogue box, or Press X, then press Enter or click OK.
Now the data is pasted the same as copied one.
Paste “Column Widths”
First, copy the column width from the range of cells
Launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “Column Widths” on the dialogue box, or Press W, then press Enter or click OK.
Now the columns are pasted the same as copied one.
Paste “Formulas and Number Formats”
First, make sure your numeric data has formulas and number formats. If it doesn’t, select the numbers → go to the Home tab → click the drop-down arrow of the general in the number group → Select one of the formats other than general.
And calculate with any function such as Sum.
Now launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “Formulas and Number Formats” on the dialogue box, or Press R, then press Enter or click OK.
Now the numeric data has been copied with formulas and number formats except other formats.
Paste “Values and Number Formats”
Make sure your numeric data has formulas and number formats. If it doesn’t, select the numbers → go to the Home tab → click the drop-down arrow of the general in the number group → Select one of the formats other than general.
And calculate with any function such as Sum.
Now launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “Values and Number Formats” on the dialogue box, or Press U, then press Enter or click OK.
Now only the numeric data has been pasted (except formulas and functions) and number formats except other formats.
Paste “All Merging Conditional Formats”
Paste all the contents along with source theme formatting and Conditional Formatting from the selected data in the range, which are applied with theme format from the layout tab, and Conditional Formatting
First, make sure your numeric data is calculated with formulas and applied with conditional formats, number formats and any other formats.
Now launch the paste special dialogue (Ctrl+Alt+V)
Then click on “All merging Conditional Formats” on the dialogue box, or Press G, then press Enter or click OK to paste only numeric data with all the formats.
Mathematical Operators in Paste Special
The Mathematical Operators in Microsoft Excel is a feature, used to paste the copied contents in a specific format. Besides this, you can use keyboard shortcuts to perform mathematical operators such as add, multiply, subtract, or divide a specific number to the selected range of cells in a worksheet.
STEP-1: Mathematical Operators in Excel
- Prepare the data table in which you want to add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
- Enter and copy a number in any cell in a worksheet.
- Then select one of the columns that contain numeric data in a data table that you have prepared for adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
STEP-2: Mathematical Operators in Microsoft Excel
To open the Paste Special Dialogue Box for Mathematical Operators, do one of the following.
Press CTRL + Alt + V, after copying the selected numbers from the cell that you want to add, multiply, subtract, or divide. (or),
On the Home tab, in the clipboard group, Click the expand arrow of the Paste and then, select the Paste Special after copying the selected numbers from the cell that you want to add, multiply, subtract, or divide. (or),
Right-click on the worksheet, then selects the Paste Special after copying the selected numbers from the cell that you want to add, multiply, subtract, or divide.
STEP-3: Mathematical Operators in Microsoft Excel
After Paste Special Dialogue has been opened, Do the Following.
- Select one of the mathematical operators.
- Then click Ok
- Now check the column in a data table that you have selected for adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Mathematical Operators in Excel
Below are the keyboard shortcuts for mathematical operators. Must open the Paste Special dialogue box (Ctrl + Alt + V) before using these shortcut keys.
Add | Press G → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Adding it to other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Subtract | Press S → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Subtracting it from other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Multiply | Press M → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Multiplying it to other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Divide | Press G → Press Enter key or click OK. | Copying any number from one place and Dividing it by other selected numbers in a range of cells. |
Paste Link
Link the range of the cells to the same sheet or from one worksheet to another by using the paste link option.
After completing Paste Special Shortcuts in excel, read the posts related to Paste Special in MS Word which are given below.
Paste Special in Microsoft Word
Paste Special in Microsoft Word: The Paste Special is a feature that allows you to paste the content in several formats such as a Microsoft Word Object, Formatted Text, Unformatted Text, Picture file, Html format, and Unformatted Unicode Text.
Hello friends, we know very well about the MS Word. Most of the personal know very well how to move (cut and paste) data or copy (copy and paste) data from one location to another location, but do you know that during copy and paste you have to use different formats using paste special box in MS Word. There are lot of Paste Special Formats in MS Word. You can use these various formats in the active document of MS Word as per your need.
So, today we discuss how you can easily paste copied data in different formats at another location as per your requirement. Before that we have to know about the MS Word.
Definition of MS Word
It is powerful word processing application software which is generally used to create error free document. In document you can create letters, labels, envelope, email message, thesis, directory and many more as per your requirement. The default extension of all saved document in MS Word is:-*.DOC(Document) up to 2003 *.DOCX 2007 and above versions.
E.g.:
If you want to copy formatted data from one place to another place in active or any another document in MS Word and also want to use different formats during pasting then you have to take few simple steps:
Steps to use “Paste Special”:
Step 1: Select formatted data which you want to copy. Formatted data means after selecting any text you have to make bold, italic, underline, change font and font style, font color, apply different effects, set alignment, line and paragraph spacing and many more on selected text is known as formatting.
Step 2: Click on the “Copy” command either from Home tab > “Copy” button or you can also open contextual tab by pressing right mouse button or pressing “Shift + F10” key then select copy option or you can also press “Ctrl + C” shortcut key to quickly copy selected data.
When you click copy or cut command your data will transfer to the “Clipboard” area. Clipboard is a temporary storage area which holds your cut or copied data and paste it another location until clipboard area is empty.
Step 3: Click Home tab > Click arrow button of Paste option > Click “Paste Special” option or you can also press “Alt + Ctrl + V” shortcut key to quickly open paste special dialog box.
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Step 4: Select any required format as your requirement in paste special dialog box:
Microsoft Word Document Object:
Insert the copied data from clipboard area in to the active document with formatting so that you can easily edit data or change formatting in MS Word document.
Formatted Text (RTF):
This format is used to insert copied data from clipboard as a text with the table and font formatting.
Unformatted Text:
This option is used to paste data without any type of formatting in active document.
Picture (Enhanced Metafile):
This option is used to insert data from clipboard as an enhanced metafile as per your requirement.
HTML Format:
If you want to insert or paste, copied data from clipboard as a web page or HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format then select this option.
Unformatted Unicode Text:
This option also treats as unformatted text option mean this option insert copied data from clipboard without any type of formatting in active document.
Paste Link:
This is another important utility of MS Word. With the help of this option you can easily insert copied data in any format at any location in active document of MS Word. Paste Link option is used to create a shortcut to the source file. When you make any kind of modification at source location, it automatically reflect on target location.
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Step 5: Finally click on the OK button or you can also press Enter key.
I hope you like Paste Special Formats guide from which you will be able to easily use Paste Special Formats in MS Word. Give your important suggestion in the comment box. It is very useful for novice users who are not have proper command on MS Word. Thanks.
By default, when you paste text copied from elsewhere into Word, you automatically get all the formatting with it. This formatting most likely does not match the rest of the content of your document and may not come in neatly.
You can choose to only keep the plain text every time you paste; however, this can be annoying to do manually every time. We will show you how to change the paste settings so anything pasted into Word will only be pasted as plain text.
To manually paste text without formatting, you can click Paste in the Clipboard section of the Home tab and select the Keep Text Only option.
If you want to use Ctrl + V to paste text, the text will be pasted with the formatting by default. To change this default, and paste plain text without formatting automatically when using Ctrl + V, click Paste in the Clipboard section of the Home tab and select Set Default Paste.
The Advanced screen on the Word Options dialog box displays. In the Cut, copy, and paste section, select Keep Text Only for any of the first four “Pasting” options. For example, if you are copying and pasting text from another program such as a web browser, change the Pasting from other programs option. Click OK to save your changes and close the Word Options dialog box.
Now, when you copy and paste text into Word from other programs, it will automatically be pasted as plain text only and you can easily format it any way you want.
When you paste text only, any images, links, or other text formatting in the original text will not be included in the pasted text. If all you want is the text, now you can easily get just the text without having to take the time to tweak the formatting.
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This is something that drives me mad. Why (oh why) do word processors (Word, Open Office) paste formatted text by default? Almost always what you want to do is to paste unformatted text, so that it matches the font of the document you are pasting into, not the one you copied it from. Anyone who spends a lot of time filling in job application Word documents will feel the need for this.
After ages messing around with the infuriatingly complex OS X key re-mapping tool Karabiner, I found a way of doing it in Word itself. (These instructions relate to Word 2016 for Mac.)
First make a new macro in Word. Go to Tools > Macro > Macros… and make a new macro called PasteUnformatted.
Paste this code into the Visual Basic editor:
Sub PasteUnformatted()
Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText
End Sub
Then remap the cmd+V shortcut by going to Tools > Customize Keyboard… then pick ‘Macros’ from the Categories list. Find PasteUnformatted and assign cmd-V to it, click on the ‘assign’ button, and now every time you press cmd-V it should paste unformatted text that matches the formatting of the new document you are working on.
If you want to keep the option of pasting formatted text, assign a different, unused keyboard shortcut, but I am so convinced that unformatted is the thing you need 99.9% of the time, I’ve just replaced it.
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