Is there a way to add autotext entries without bringing in the formatting?

Whenever I add autotext entries, the formatting of the surrounding text
comes along, and is re-inserted when I insert the autotext. I have tried
selecting only the text (no paragraph marks), differnt styles, etc., but I
can not seem to remove the undesired format.

Alternatively, is there a way to force Autotext entries to always assume the
format of the text surrounding where they are inserted?

Thank you