Copy and Paste with Precision: MS Word
- by Carol Bratt on 20060322 @ 06:18PM EST | google it | send to friends
- Filed under Carol's Corner Office | (related terms: text, paste, paragraph mark, word, copy)
Here's a tip for MS Word users who do a lot of cutting and pasting with text and prefer to minimize the number of times they reach for the mouse.
For example: suppose you want to copy and paste a line that which uses the "Heading" format into a paragraph with normal formatting. When you select the line, MS Word will also select the paragraph mark which denotes a carriage return (or the beginning of a new line). If you simply paste the line (instead pasting as "unformatted text"), Word will impose the "Heading" style on the line you just pasted.
Here's a quick and easy way to copy and paste text without including paragraph mark:
- Position the cursor where you want to start copying, press the [Shift] key, and press [End] to select a single line of text.
- To select more, press the Right Arrow key while pressing [Shift].
- While still pressing the [Shift] key, press the Left Arrow key once. Doing so deselects the paragraph mark.
- When you copy and paste this text, it will assume the formatting associated with the target paragraph.
That's it!
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