{"id":12656,"date":"2018-09-03T04:07:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T04:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12656"},"modified":"2018-09-03T04:13:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T04:13:28","slug":"paste-text-into-word-2016-2013-document-without-formatting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/paste-text-into-word-2016-2013-document-without-formatting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Paste Text into Word 2016 \/ 2013 Document without Formatting"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;When I paste text into a Word document from a website, there appears to be a color background to the text that I cannot remove. How can I strip the formatting away?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>By default, Microsoft Word will preserve the look and formatting of your source text every time you paste. In this tutorial we will show you how to configure Microsoft Word 2016 \/ 2013 to make any text copied from other programs always being pasted as plain text only.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/paste-text-into-word-without-formatting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"302\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12661\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Paste Text into Word 2016 \/ 2013 Document without Formatting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your Microsoft Word 2016 or 2013. Click the <strong>File<\/strong> tab at the top-left corner of the window.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/microsoft-word-file-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"311\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12662\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Options<\/strong> button at the bottom of the left bar.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/open-word-options.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"390\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12663\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the Word Options window opens, click <strong>Advanced<\/strong> in the left menu. Scroll down to the &#8220;Cut, copy, and paste&#8221; section in the right side, then click the &#8220;<strong>Pasting from other programs<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down menu and choose &#8220;<strong>Keep Text Only<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/paste-settings-in-word-2016.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12664\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to save your changes and close the Word Options window.<\/li>\n<li>Now, when you copy and paste text into Word from other programs like web browsers, your pasted text will be shown as plain-text only, without extra formatting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When I paste text into a Word document from a website, there appears to be a color background to the text that I cannot remove. 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