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Craig Fletcher - 23 Mar 2006 04:49 GMT

Is there a way that you can make default formatting of pasted text to ALWAYS
match destination formatting, instead of having the little menu come up and
having to choose that option each time. Or, maybe change it to "Keep text
only?" Basically, I'd like the ability to change the default paste format to
and fro.
Thanks

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Charles Kenyon - 23 Mar 2006 06:18 GMT

No. In some templates or even documents, I've written macros that intercept
Ctrl-V and paste the way I want (usually unformatted text). Since that is
the way I almost always paste, it works. Otherwise, you can have the macro
intercept the actual Word command but it takes more to do that.

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> Is there a way that you can make default formatting of pasted text to
> ALWAYS match destination formatting, instead of having the little menu
> come up and having to choose that option each time. Or, maybe change it to
> "Keep text only?" Basically, I'd like the ability to change the default
> paste format to and fro.
> Thanks

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Stefan Blom - 23 Mar 2006 09:35 GMT

Put the following macro in normal.dot in order to intercept the
EditPaste command:

Sub EditPaste
On Error Resume Next
Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteText, _
Placement:= wdInLine, DisplayAsIcon:=False
End Sub

If you are unfamiliar with macros, see the installation instructions
at: http://gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.

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> Is there a way that you can make default formatting of pasted text to ALWAYS
> match destination formatting, instead of having the little menu come up and
> having to choose that option each time. Or, maybe change it to "Keep text
> only?" Basically, I'd like the ability to change the default paste format to
> and fro.
> Thanks

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Craig Fletcher - 23 Mar 2006 15:32 GMT

You would think this would be something that could be more easily
configured. I wonder if this would be a valid DCR (Design change Request) at
Microsoft for Office 12? I have a good relationship with them, perhaps I
should submit this request, or have you guys already done that?

> Put the following macro in normal.dot in order to intercept the
> EditPaste command:
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>> and fro.
>> Thanks

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John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh] - 24 Mar 2006 07:55 GMT

Hi Craig:

That's only been submitted 9,999 times. We need 10,000 to get it on the
list, so PLEASE submit it :-)

However, you will find that the macro method is actually a very easy way to
do it. I normally use a macro similar to Stefan's (mine does a 'fall-back',
depending on what is on the clipboard).

I have another macro, which I assign to the Insert key, that runs Word's
default paste command. There are times (very rare...) when you do NOT want
the thing to paste as text. For example: When you have a picture on the
clipboard.

The problem is that "Match destination format" is not a VBA-accessible
option. If you paste as "Text Only", it "will" match the destination
formatting. But if the content of the clipboard is NOT text, you get
nothing :-) And VBA does not provide a way to discover what *is* on the
clipboard...

Cheers

On 24/3/06 1:32 AM, in article urP2VaoTGHA.1572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl, "Craig
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> You would think this would be something that could be more easily
> configured. I wonder if this would be a valid DCR (Design change Request) at
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>>> and fro.
>>> Thanks

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<*(((><{ - 25 Mar 2006 21:43 GMT

Would you be willing to share your macro for the INSERT key?

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In the last exciting episode on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:55:42 +1100, "John
McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" <john@mcghie.name> wrote:

>Hi Craig:
>
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>>>> and fro.
>>>> Thanks

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John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh] - 27 Mar 2006 04:30 GMT

The top macro simply intercepts the standard "EditPaste" command wherever it
appears. If you name a macro the same as a Word command, it replaces the
command.

The second macro performs a normal "Let Word figure it out" paste. That's
the one I put on the Insert key.

Sub EditPaste()
On Error GoTo notAvailable

Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteText
End

notAvailable:
Selection.Paste

End Sub

Sub NormalPaste()

Selection.Paste

End Sub

On 26/3/06 6:43 AM, in article bqab22td20tn1vugclicf42gb244j7sog1@4ax.com,

> Would you be willing to share your macro for the INSERT key?
>
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>>>>> and fro.
>>>>> Thanks

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