How to Paste Into Word 2010 Without Formatting

When you are writing a paper or a report for work or school, it is very common to copy and paste information from another document or website. Unfortunately, simply using the default copy and paste options will also copy the formatting of the original text, which can result in a Word document that contains multiple different fonts, text colors and sizes.

One simple way to avoid this is to use a tool in Word 2010 that allows you to paste only the copied text into the document. This will allow you to paste the information into the Word document so that it matches the font, size and color that is currently set within Word.

Copy and Paste from the Internet or Another Document into Word 2010 Without Weird Formatting

The tutorial below will show you how to paste text into a Word document that has the same font and formatting as your Word document. It will remove the formatting from the original source so that you do not have to go back later and try and manually match all of the formatting within your document.

Step 1: Open your document in Word 2010.

Step 2: Go to your source document, highlight the text that you want to copy, then press Ctrl + C on your keyboard to copy it.

select the text and copy it

Step 3: Return to the Word document and find in the location where you want to paste your copied text.

click where you want to paste the text in your document

Step 4: Right-click in that location, then click the Keep Text Only option under Paste Options.

right-click in the location, then click the Keep Text Only option under Paste Options

You can alternatively click in the location where you want to paste the text, then click Paste in the Clipboard section of the ribbon and choose the Paste Text Only option there instead.

how to paste into word 2010 without formatting

Now that you know how to paste into Word 2010 without formatting you can save yourself some time that you would have otherwise had to spend adjusting those options individually.

Does your document have too much different formatting, and you just want to start with a clean slate? Learn how to clear all formatting in Word 2010 so that you can keep some uniformity in your document.

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