How to use "Keep text only" as default?

[Opinicus]

Hi, I have a long problem with pasting to word from other documents,
the problem is know - it's different formatting.
there is a solution when word asks on each paste what type of formatting to
apply, but I always need the same "keep text only" option,
so maybe I can set it to be the default somehow, without clicking on the
same button thousand times a day?

That's a feature I'd like to see too. Unfortunately changing
the default isn't available (yet). For the time being, I use
a macro given to me by somebody in one of the Word/Office
groups:

<quote>
Sub PasteUnformatted()

'

' PasteUnformatted Macro

' Control shift V pastes the clipboard without formatting

Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteText,
Placement:= _

wdInLine, DisplayAsIcon:=False

End Sub
</quote>

I've associated this with "control+shift+V". When I press
those three keys simultaneously, the contents of the
clipboard are pasted into the text without any of the
original formatting.

It's VERY useful.

Another one I'd like to see is a "match destination
formatting" macro but this one pretty much does that anyhow.

 

[Alexander Rahlis]

Hi, I have a long problem with pasting to word from other documents,
the problem is know - it's different formatting.
there is a solution when word asks on each paste what type of formatting to
apply, but I always need the same "keep text only" option,
so maybe I can set it to be the default somehow, without clicking on the
same button thousand times a day?

Thanks,
QuantumShadow.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Alexander,

The "_" is sometimes useful but can cause problems when macors are copied
from NG postings.

See:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/_AtEndOfLine.htm

 

[Alexander Rahlis]

Thanks Bob, It worked and I also learned to use macros!

btw, the macro u pasted has a syntax error it should be:


Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteText, Placement:=wdInLine, DisplayAsIcon:=False

without the "_"


Regards,
Alexander.

 

[Alexander Rahlis]

Thanks Grey!

Alexander,

The "_" is sometimes useful but can cause problems when macors are copied
from NG postings.

See:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/_AtEndOfLine.htm
--
Greg Maxey
A peer in "peer to peer" support
Rockledge, FL
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