

If you need to keep or merge the formatting of the content, you can still open the context menu in Word and select the pasting option. Once you complete the steps, when copying fragments from the web, between documents, or another app, you can use the "Ctrl + V" keyboard shortcut or the "Paste" button from the "Home" tab to paste only the text without the source formatting. Quick tip: We're only setting a new default for pasting content from the web, between documents, and other programs, but Microsoft Word also allows you to keep only the text as the default option when pasting within the same file as well as when there's a styling conflict between documents. (Optional) Use the "Pasting between documents" drop-down menu, and select the Keep Only Text Option. Under the "Cut, copy, and paste" section, use the "Paste from other programs" drop-down menu and select the Keep Text Only option.

Quick tip: You can save the extra steps to create a blank document using this tip to skip the start screen in Office. To paste text directly into a Word document without source formatting, use these steps: How to set default paste settings for Microsoft Word In this Windows 10 guide, we walk you through the steps to change the default paste settings of Microsoft Word to paste text from other programs without formatting.
