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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
I have two tables with many different cells that are identical in size.
One table (source table) contains the text that I need to put into the second table (destination table). The destination table contains the styles / formatting that I want to use. The source table contains incorrect formatting that I do not want to import into the destination document. When I copy and paste the source table cells / contents to the destination table it retains the source table formatting. I do not want this to happen. Normally when I paste into a document a button comes up that allows me to retain the destination table formatting. This does not happen when I paste to more than one cell in a table at a time. If I paste as unformatted text, all formatting / styles are lost and all formatting becomes "normal". Is there some way to copy and paste more than one cell at a time from one table to another and retain the destination formatting / is there some work around for this deficiency in word? Doing so will save me many hours of repetitive and mind numbing copying and pasting. Thanks. -Andy |
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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
This may help.
Tools, Options, Edit, check the "show paste options buttons" box. This will give you options when you paste whethe rto keep source formating or destination formating. Also you can try the "Smart cut and paste" box and in the Settings uncheck the "Adjust table formatting and alignment on paste". I tend not to have either of these options checked anyway so not sure if this will solve the problem you are seeing. DeanH "Andy" wrote: I have two tables with many different cells that are identical in size. One table (source table) contains the text that I need to put into the second table (destination table). The destination table contains the styles / formatting that I want to use. The source table contains incorrect formatting that I do not want to import into the destination document. When I copy and paste the source table cells / contents to the destination table it retains the source table formatting. I do not want this to happen. Normally when I paste into a document a button comes up that allows me to retain the destination table formatting. This does not happen when I paste to more than one cell in a table at a time. If I paste as unformatted text, all formatting / styles are lost and all formatting becomes "normal". Is there some way to copy and paste more than one cell at a time from one table to another and retain the destination formatting / is there some work around for this deficiency in word? Doing so will save me many hours of repetitive and mind numbing copying and pasting. Thanks. -Andy |
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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
Thanks for your help, but these suggestions do not work. The option to use
the destination formatting does not come up when pasting into tables (whether enabled or not). Does anyone know how to turn off importing styles or force word to use the destination styles when pasting into a table? "DeanH" wrote: This may help. Tools, Options, Edit, check the "show paste options buttons" box. This will give you options when you paste whethe rto keep source formating or destination formating. Also you can try the "Smart cut and paste" box and in the Settings uncheck the "Adjust table formatting and alignment on paste". I tend not to have either of these options checked anyway so not sure if this will solve the problem you are seeing. DeanH "Andy" wrote: I have two tables with many different cells that are identical in size. One table (source table) contains the text that I need to put into the second table (destination table). The destination table contains the styles / formatting that I want to use. The source table contains incorrect formatting that I do not want to import into the destination document. When I copy and paste the source table cells / contents to the destination table it retains the source table formatting. I do not want this to happen. Normally when I paste into a document a button comes up that allows me to retain the destination table formatting. This does not happen when I paste to more than one cell in a table at a time. If I paste as unformatted text, all formatting / styles are lost and all formatting becomes "normal". Is there some way to copy and paste more than one cell at a time from one table to another and retain the destination formatting / is there some work around for this deficiency in word? Doing so will save me many hours of repetitive and mind numbing copying and pasting. Thanks. -Andy |
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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
If you use paste special and unformatted text, the pasted text should take on
the destination style. PamC Andy wrote: Thanks for your help, but these suggestions do not work. The option to use the destination formatting does not come up when pasting into tables (whether enabled or not). Does anyone know how to turn off importing styles or force word to use the destination styles when pasting into a table? This may help. Tools, Options, Edit, check the "show paste options buttons" box. This will [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] -Andy -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
Thanks for your help, however this does not work. Text is inserted as normal
style not destination style. "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: If you use paste special and unformatted text, the pasted text should take on the destination style. PamC Andy wrote: Thanks for your help, but these suggestions do not work. The option to use the destination formatting does not come up when pasting into tables (whether enabled or not). Does anyone know how to turn off importing styles or force word to use the destination styles when pasting into a table? This may help. Tools, Options, Edit, check the "show paste options buttons" box. This will [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] -Andy -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
Andy,
Check to make sure the destination style is what you think it is. I use paste as unformatted text every day, and the pasted text always takes on the style that is active at the paste site. Unless you missed telling us some important difference in your situation, it should work. Pam Andy wrote: Thanks for your help, however this does not work. Text is inserted as normal style not destination style. If you use paste special and unformatted text, the pasted text should take on the destination style. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] -Andy -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
Pam-
The pasting unformatted text option does not work when pasting into multiple cells in a table. Cells have to be pasted one at a time in order for the text to take on the destination style. I'd be more than happy to send the file to someone to see if they can get it to work but it does not work for me. I have Word 2003 with all updates. If this is supposed to work it should probably be brought to microsoft's attention because it is not working for me. Thanks "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: Andy, Check to make sure the destination style is what you think it is. I use paste as unformatted text every day, and the pasted text always takes on the style that is active at the paste site. Unless you missed telling us some important difference in your situation, it should work. Pam Andy wrote: Thanks for your help, however this does not work. Text is inserted as normal style not destination style. If you use paste special and unformatted text, the pasted text should take on the destination style. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] -Andy -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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How do I keep styles in a word table when copying and pasting
Is your destination table cell style Normal? If you make your source table
cell style Normal, the same name. does it work? -- Janet A. "Andy" wrote: Pam- The pasting unformatted text option does not work when pasting into multiple cells in a table. Cells have to be pasted one at a time in order for the text to take on the destination style. I'd be more than happy to send the file to someone to see if they can get it to work but it does not work for me. I have Word 2003 with all updates. If this is supposed to work it should probably be brought to microsoft's attention because it is not working for me. Thanks "PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote: Andy, Check to make sure the destination style is what you think it is. I use paste as unformatted text every day, and the pasted text always takes on the style that is active at the paste site. Unless you missed telling us some important difference in your situation, it should work. Pam Andy wrote: Thanks for your help, however this does not work. Text is inserted as normal style not destination style. If you use paste special and unformatted text, the pasted text should take on the destination style. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] -Andy -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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