Help with Word - Pasting text without changes

[Nymphetamine]

I installed Word97 because it was the only way to easily paste text
and automatically keep the font and format of the pasted-to document.
Normally Word2000 keeps the font of the pasted-from document text,
unless you go through a lenghty process for each paste.

The problem is, after a month or so this no longer works and I am not
sure what, if any, settings or changed. I don't want to reinstall
everytime this happens, does anyone know what settings I should check
and possibly change back?

 

[Cassandra Thompson]

Not sure how much cutting and pasting you do, but have you tried using the
'paste special' option under the Edit menu.

With this, you can choose to paste as 'unformatted text' which takes means
it 'keeps the font and format of the pasted-to document'.

I also use Word97, however I am sure this functionality would be available
in other versions of office.

Regards,
Cassandra

 

[Nymphetamine]

I installed Word97 because it was the only way to easily paste text
and automatically keep the font and format of the pasted-to document.
Normally Word2000 keeps the font of the pasted-from document text,
unless you go through a lenghty process for each paste.

The problem is, after a month or so this no longer works and I am not
sure what, if any, settings or changed. I don't want to reinstall
everytime this happens, does anyone know what settings I should check
and possibly change back?

Word 97 CD is scratched, so I can't reinstall and need to know how do
I do this in Word 97 or Word 2000.

 

[Cassandra Thompson]

?? The example I gave works in Word97.
Look under the edit menu for a 'paste special' option.

 

[Nymphetamine]

Not sure how much cutting and pasting you do, but have you tried using the
'paste special' option under the Edit menu.

With this, you can choose to paste as 'unformatted text' which takes means
it 'keeps the font and format of the pasted-to document'.

That is what Word97 used to do by default (without using paste
special). I do a lot of pasting so thats why I want to know how to get
it (or Word2000) to do this by default.

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Nymphetamine

The paste functionality hasn't changed in Word since Word 97. What has
probably changed is the documents and/or templates into which you're
pasting.

For an explanation of what is going on, and how to get what you need,
see

Why does text change format when I copy it from one document to another?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
Melbourne, Australia

 

[Nymphetamine]

?? The example I gave works in Word97.
Look under the edit menu for a 'paste special' option.

I know, but you have to do it manually for each paste, which takes the
same amount of time as manually changing the font for each paste.

I want to find out how to make that the default option and do it
automatically.

 

[Nymphetamine]

Hi Nymphetamine

The paste functionality hasn't changed in Word since Word 97. What has
probably changed is the documents and/or templates into which you're
pasting.

For an explanation of what is going on, and how to get what you need,
see

Why does text change format when I copy it from one document to another?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html

Thanks, but that doesn't explain how to abandon text formatting of the
copied text by default. This is what Word97 does by default (when you
first install it) in any document, and Word2000 does not do in any
document.

I am trying to avoid having to buy another Office97 cd, just to get
Word97, just to be able to do this.

 

[James Silverton]

"Shauna Kelly" <[email protected]> wrote in message

AFAIK, one of the options for "Paste Special" is "Formatted Text" and
formatting seems preserved under that choice.

 

[Nymphetamine]

AFAIK, one of the options for "Paste Special" is "Formatted Text" and
formatting seems preserved under that choice.

Right, but Word97 was doing that automatically by default by simple
pasting, so I didnt have to use "paste special" to change the
pasted-from font and keep the pasted-to font. Im trying to get back to
that.

 

[James Silverton]

"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message

Right, but Word97 was doing that automatically by default by simple
pasting, so I didnt have to use "paste special" to change the
pasted-from font and keep the pasted-to font. Im trying to get back to
that.

Sorry, I'm afraid that I can't help with Word97. I do have it on my Windows
98 partition but it is a very long time since I last used it. I appreciate
the options of Paste Special and even have a button to excute a macro for
Paste Unformatted. Could you do that in Word97 for "Formatted Text"?

I'm using XP tho' I'm not completely up to date either since it looks like
I'll be using the Office 2002 versions for a while, at least until MS sorts
out its problems with Excel.

 

[mariorivera1974]

I know, but you have to do it manually for each paste, which takes the
same amount of time as manually changing the font for each paste.

I want to find out how to make that the default option and do it
automatically.

I don't see any setting for that,
but VBA is the dogs knackers, if you are on the techie side.

 

[Nymphetamine]

I appreciate
the options of Paste Special and even have a button to excute a macro for
Paste Unformatted. Could you do that in Word97 for "Formatted Text"?

I also have Word2000, how do you make a macro to paste unformatted
text? If I could right click and do that it would solve everything.

 

[James Silverton]

"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message

I also have Word2000, how do you make a macro to paste unformatted
text? If I could right click and do that it would solve everything.

Record the macro, i.e. go thro the motions to do what you want. It does not
work too well and I had to edit the resulting macro but the line you would
need is:

Selection.PasteAndFormat wdFormatPlainText



It's the only line that means anything in the recorded macro.



Check Help about assigning a macro to a button.



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