Font & Size Defaulted During Transfer

[Montserrat]

When copying text (of various fonts and sizes) from a website or email, and
paste into word, is there a way that the text can immediately show up in
word as my defaulted font/size, in my case times new roman/12?

 

[Michel Bintener]

Hi Rafael,
if I remember correctly, you're still using Word 2001 in OS 9, right? In
that case, there's only one method: once you've copied your text, switch to
Word and go to Edit>Paste Special; in that menu, select "Unformatted Text".

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

And along those lines:

You can speed up that process by setting up a macro/shortcut key combo as
instructed here:
http://daiya.mvps.org/pastemacros.htm

I'm pretty sure that first code works in Word 2001, but test it. I think the
second code only works in Word 2004.

If that code doesn't work in Word 2001, you can record your own macro, as
that recorder sequence still worked in Word 2001, I believe.

 

[Montserrat]

Hi Michael,

Yes. That works. And that's really cool and fast and I didn't think I was
going to be able to do it...will save much time.

Daiya

I haven't tried your macro method yet. By first code and second sode to you
mean Michel's procedure & your procedure? I think not.

Thanks to you both. I'll try to remember to put in my particulars in each
time‹OS 9, W2001. Is there a template that can come up on a NG email.

Best,

Rafael

From: Michel Bintener <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.mac.office.word
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:20:28 +0100
Subject: Re: Font & Size Defaulted During Transfer

Hi Rafael,
if I remember correctly, you're still using Word 2001 in OS 9, right? In
that case, there's only one method: once you've copied your text, switch to
Word and go to Edit>Paste Special; in that menu, select "Unformatted Text".

And along those lines:

You can speed up that process by setting up a macro/shortcut key combo as
instructed here:
http://daiya.mvps.org/pastemacros.htm

I'm pretty sure that first code works in Word 2001, but test it. I think the
second code only works in Word 2004.

If that code doesn't work in Word 2001, you can record your own macro, as
that recorder sequence still worked in Word 2001, I believe.

 

[Montserrat]

Hi Daiya,

Is this method for Mac OS 9.1?

Regards,

Rafael

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

By first and second I meant the two macros on the page I suggested--and yes,
I think it will work in Word 2001, so therefore it must be appropriate to OS
9.

I have not checked this recently in Word 2001 and am too lazy/busy to test
myself right now, but it is approximately the same method I used when I was
using Word 2001.

This method is exactly the same as Michel--it is just helping you link
Michel's method to a single keyboard shortcut, instead of using multiple
mouse clicks every time. Totally optional.

 

[JosypenkoMJ]

When copying text (of various fonts and sizes) from a website or email, and
paste into word, is there a way that the text can immediately show up in
word as my defaulted font/size, in my case times new roman/12?

You can copy the text into a text editor that doesn't support formatted
text, such as MPW or BBEdit, and recopy it from one of these editors
into Word. Since the editor doesn't support the formatting, it won't be
there when the test is copied into Word.

 

[Montserrat]

Thanks to Beth, Daiya and Michel for "Font & Size Defaulted During Transfer"
answers.

Rafael