[hantsman99]

I do a lot of work on web copy and am regularly moving text from web pages to
Word.
To undo the formatting, I highlight and right click Copy then use the Edit
menu to find Paste Special; this takes me to a dialog box where I select
Unformatted Text, then OK.
This is quite a long process. Is there a quicker way to do this?

[Graham Mayor]

Use a macro attached to a toolbar button or keyboard shortcut

Sub PasteUnfText()
On Error GoTo Oops
Selection.PasteSpecial _
DataType:=wdPasteText, _
Placement:=wdInLine
End
Oops:
Beep
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


hantsman99 wrote:
I do a lot of work on web copy and am regularly moving text from web
pages to Word.
To undo the formatting, I highlight and right click Copy then use the
Edit menu to find Paste Special; this takes me to a dialog box where
I select Unformatted Text, then OK.
This is quite a long process. Is there a quicker way to do this?

[DeanH]

Have a look at a previous posting:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...849&sloc=en-us
Hope this helps
DeanH

"hantsman99" wrote:

I do a lot of work on web copy and am regularly moving text from web pages to
Word.
To undo the formatting, I highlight and right click Copy then use the Edit
menu to find Paste Special; this takes me to a dialog box where I select
Unformatted Text, then OK.
This is quite a long process. Is there a quicker way to do this?

[DeanH]

I forgot to say that you can do the unformatted paste from the intial copy
from the web, ie don't have to copy it twice, once from Web and once from
Word.
Also the following may of use:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm

"DeanH" wrote:

Have a look at a previous posting:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...849&sloc=en-us
Hope this helps
DeanH

"hantsman99" wrote:

I do a lot of work on web copy and am regularly moving text from web pages to
Word.
To undo the formatting, I highlight and right click Copy then use the Edit
menu to find Paste Special; this takes me to a dialog box where I select
Unformatted Text, then OK.
This is quite a long process. Is there a quicker way to do this?

[Elliott]

Is there a way to at the paste special command to the right click menu?

"DeanH" wrote:

I forgot to say that you can do the unformatted paste from the intial copy
from the web, ie don't have to copy it twice, once from Web and once from
Word.
Also the following may of use:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm

"DeanH" wrote:

Have a look at a previous posting:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...849&sloc=en-us
Hope this helps
DeanH

"hantsman99" wrote:

I do a lot of work on web copy and am regularly moving text from web pages to
Word.
To undo the formatting, I highlight and right click Copy then use the Edit
menu to find Paste Special; this takes me to a dialog box where I select
Unformatted Text, then OK.
This is quite a long process. Is there a quicker way to do this?

[Elliott]

I forgot to mention Word 2007

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Use a macro attached to a toolbar button or keyboard shortcut

Sub PasteUnfText()
On Error GoTo Oops
Selection.PasteSpecial _
DataType:=wdPasteText, _
Placement:=wdInLine
End
Oops:
Beep
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


hantsman99 wrote:
I do a lot of work on web copy and am regularly moving text from web
pages to Word.
To undo the formatting, I highlight and right click Copy then use the
Edit menu to find Paste Special; this takes me to a dialog box where
I select Unformatted Text, then OK.
This is quite a long process. Is there a quicker way to do this?

[Graham Mayor]

If there is, I don't know it, but you can apply a keyboard shortcut e.g.
(re-sassign CTRL+ALT+V; you could add it to the QAT (Quick Access Toolbar)
or you could add it to the ribbon - see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Elliott wrote:
Is there a way to at the paste special command to the right click
menu?

"DeanH" wrote:

I forgot to say that you can do the unformatted paste from the
intial copy from the web, ie don't have to copy it twice, once from
Web and once from Word.
Also the following may of use:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm

"DeanH" wrote:

Have a look at a previous posting:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...849&sloc=en-us
Hope this helps
DeanH

"hantsman99" wrote:

I do a lot of work on web copy and am regularly moving text from
web pages to Word.
To undo the formatting, I highlight and right click Copy then use
the Edit menu to find Paste Special; this takes me to a dialog box
where I select Unformatted Text, then OK.
This is quite a long process. Is there a quicker way to do this?