Keyboard shortcut for pasting - 'keep text only' By Steve Andrews I know you can do this via the Paste dropdown menu but a keyboard shortcut would save a lot of time. I have to cut and paste a lot of text every day. The problem is that the source text has all sorts of different formatting (different web sites, different news articles, publications in my industry, etc.) and I need to put it all in a summary digest for my boss. Our Mac keyboard shortcuts will save your life. Wish to select and pressing Alt-Shift-Up Arrow until all the text is selected. (This only works in some apps). And paste on a Mac. 7- Using your mouse, choose paste options, and click on 'Keep Text Only'. 8- View > Macros > Stop Recording From now on, whenever you want to paste anything with the 'Keep Text Only,' instead of Ctrl + v, you can just press Ctrl + h (or whatever combination of buttons that you prefer.).
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iWork provides the keyboard shortcut Cmd-Option-Shift-V to paste text without it's original formatting. How can I get this or a similar shortcut key for Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac?
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I found the answer in this blog post
Create the AppleScript:
Save in /Users/YourUserName/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Word Script Menu Items as Paste unformattedmosV.scpt (the backslashed bit at the end of the filename provides the shortcut). Restart Word and you can now paste without importing extraneous styles with Apple-Alt-Shift-V.
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There's a 'PasteDestinatationFormatting' command.
Go to Tools > Customize Keyboard, then select 'All Commands' in the left pane.
In Word 2011, the default keys are command-option-shift-v.
user4272
Answer to the same problem but for Microsoft Word 2011: how to assign pasting as unformatted text to Cmd+V.
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I don't know about Word 2008 but for Word for Mac v16.16.7 (whatever edition that is), I was able to use a version of the
Tools > Customize Keyboard
solution. Once there, select Edit
on the left and PasteTextOnly
on the right. Then, add whatever keyboard shortcut you want, e.g., command+V
. I have not extensively road tested this but it seems to work. jbjojbjo
This blog post describes a method by redefining Cmd-V to a custom macro:
- Unbind Cmd-V from standard “Paste”.
- Record a macro for Cmd-V.
- Fix the source code of the new macro (by replacing wdPasteDefault with wdFormatPlainText).
If you want to keep standard 'Paste' functionality it might be better to use another key combination though.
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If you assign a short cut key to 'Paste Special...' it's just another quick DOWN and RETURN to paste without formatting.
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If you use PowerPoint at work or at home, keyboard shortcuts can be a great time saver. Here are some little-known keyboard shortcuts I’ve discovered over the last few years while working on the PowerPoint team. These keyboard shortcuts are designed for PowerPoint for Windows. If you are using PowerPoint for Mac, you can still use them if you replace Ctrl with CMD (⌘) unless stated otherwise. I hope you find these keyboard shortcuts as useful as I have!
Draw horizontal or vertical lines
Press and hold the Shift key while inserting lines to make sure they are perfectly horizontal, vertical or at a 45-degree angle.
Keep objects in proportion
Press and hold the Shift key while resizing shapes and other objects to keep their proportions consistent. This is handy if you want to resize a circle without accidentally turning it into an oval.
Duplicate an object
Adding a bunch of identical objects? Just select your object and press Ctrl+D to duplicate it. This also works on slides.
Copy and paste formatting
If you want to format an object to look just like another object without reapplying all of the formatting by hand, use the formatting clipboard. Select the object whose formatting you want to copy and press Ctrl+Shift+C. Then, select the objects that you want to have the same formatting and press Ctrl+Shift+V to paste the formatting. This also works on the slide thumbnails if you have a slide background or theme that you want to copy from slide to slide.
This keyboard shortcut makes use of the Format Painter feature, which also allows you to copy formatting from one shape to another. The keyboard shortcut is a good one to remember since it packs even more power—once you’ve copied the formatting, you can paste the formatting onto as many shapes as you like without having to copy it again.
Group and ungroup
To group objects together, just select the objects and press Ctrl+G. To ungroup, select the object and press Ctrl+Shift+G. If you’re a Mac user, press CMD+Option+G to group and CMD+Option+Shift+G to ungroup.
Insert a new slide
Press Ctrl+M to insert a new slide after the currently selected slide. For PowerPoint for Mac, the keyboard shortcut is the same; you don’t need to substitute CMD.
Zoom
Windows Shortcut Paste Text Only
Press and hold the Ctrl key while using the mouse wheel to zoom in and out in the editor. On a touch device, you can pinch to zoom. For PowerPoint for Mac, this is another one where you don’t have to substitute CMD.
Center or align text
To quickly center text, press Ctrl+E. Not happy with your centered text? To go back to left alignment, press Ctrl+L, or press Ctrl+R to right align the text.
Clear formatting
Mac Keystroke For Paste Text Only Shortcut
To remove all formatting from selected text, press Ctrl+Spacebar. This will reset the text back to the default formatting.
PowerPoint content placeholders have logic built in to make sure your text has the right size and formatting to match the rest of your presentation. If you’ve changed the formatting for some text or you have pasted in text that already had formatting on it, you can use the clear formatting shortcut to make the text match the design of the rest of your presentation again.
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To clear formatting on PowerPoint for Mac, simply click the Clear Formatting button on the Home tab.
Start Slideshow
Done editing and ready to present? To start a Slideshow from the first slide, just press F5. If you want to start from the current slide, press Shift+F5 instead.
As a bonus, here are a few more keyboard shortcuts you might have forgotten about. Happy editing!
Action | Windows | Mac |
Select all | Ctrl+A | ⌘+A |
Bold | Ctrl+B | ⌘+B |
Copy | Ctrl+C | ⌘+C |
Paste | Ctrl+V | ⌘+V |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | ⌘+Z |
Redo | Ctrl+Y | ⌘+Y |
Save | Ctrl+S | ⌘+S |
New presentation | Ctrl+N | ⌘+N |
Find text | Ctrl+F | ⌘+F |
Check spelling | F7 | F7 |
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—Lauren Janas, program manager for the PowerPoint team