Get only Match Destination???

[Pitch]

I'm running OS 10.3.7, using Word 11.1.

When I copy/paste text into a new document, a little icon appears that
allows me to select the Paste Options: Match Destination Formatting.
Groovy, but is there a way to tell Word that I always, *always* want to
match the destination formatting? Actually, I'd prefer to never see the
Paste Option window again. I just want matching formatting. Period.
Any way to do this?

 

[John McGhie]

Yes. See the Help Topic "About smart buttons"

Is there a way to get it working the way you and I want it? No, dammit!!!
I lost that argument

During a visit to Mac Business Unit, I generated significant blood-pressure
on the subject, but eventually I lost.

The options were that we could have the dialog every time, or no dialog any
time. To add the option to see the dialog only when you want it, and to set
the default, was going to be too expensive.

That's because the whole mechanism is actually an enhancement of the Windows
Word mechanism, which works the way you would like, but it's a bit fiddly to
use and has several settings the user must make which must each coincide
correctly to get the result you want. In Mac Word, it works properly, but
it's on or off, and the default is hard-coded to "Keep Source".

Sorry about that: maybe next time.

Cheers

I'm running OS 10.3.7, using Word 11.1.

When I copy/paste text into a new document, a little icon appears that
allows me to select the Paste Options: Match Destination Formatting.
Groovy, but is there a way to tell Word that I always, *always* want to
match the destination formatting? Actually, I'd prefer to never see the
Paste Option window again. I just want matching formatting. Period.
Any way to do this?

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[Daiya Mitchell]

Not exactly, but as a workaround, try this macro:
Sub PasteDestFormat()
'
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdFormatSurroundingFormattingWithEmphasis)
End Sub

See here for what to do with that:
http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/InstallMacroMac.htm
(hit refresh a few times in Safari, or use a different browser)

And here for how to make it easily accessible--if you assign it to cmd-V,
you will almost have what you want. Actually, if you named it EditPaste, I
think the menu paste command would call the macro instead.
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/word/assignmacros.html