tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post955254082914609121..comments2024-02-17T10:23:58.479-06:00Comments on Tips & Techniques: Paste Without FormattingKeith Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639216496820581739noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-65040037485563542722018-01-22T10:54:11.051-06:002018-01-22T10:54:11.051-06:00And if anyone is interested in a Windows app that ...And if anyone is interested in a Windows app that will let you do such a plain text paste (via a shortcut key or task tray menu click), see the free PureText tool: http://stevemiller.net/puretext/Charlie Areharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261419362609115018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-12571397987391972672012-09-19T09:14:49.935-05:002012-09-19T09:14:49.935-05:00You can also use this guide to easily paste withou...You can also use <a href="http://bigfloppydonkeydisk.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/how-to-paste-without-formatting-on-osx.html" rel="nofollow">this guide</a> to easily paste without formatting anywhere in Windows or Mac OSX.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843811339602933049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-57437968449330920512012-06-19T03:30:57.748-05:002012-06-19T03:30:57.748-05:00Hi
I am having a problem that my InDesign does &q...Hi<br /><br />I am having a problem that my InDesign does "paste without formatting" automatically. When i paste text within InDesign, it loses all its formatting and takes on the style of where it is pasted. does anyone know how to fix this?MEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386305800320820105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-20248661215036233832012-05-21T11:06:56.280-05:002012-05-21T11:06:56.280-05:00@lisak: I'm sorry, I don't know of any way...@lisak: I'm sorry, I don't know of any way to do this in Illustrator.Keith Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639216496820581739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-35525924094594239802012-05-16T03:37:12.836-05:002012-05-16T03:37:12.836-05:00How do u do this in illustrator?How do u do this in illustrator?lisakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00143891147561438033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-44913864032967695932011-12-04T22:47:05.878-06:002011-12-04T22:47:05.878-06:00i was using MS word 2007 and the command was CTRL+...i was using MS word 2007 and the command was CTRL+ALT+V.Mike M. Syhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125378494181521424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-16981725296638087722011-07-20T10:06:45.635-05:002011-07-20T10:06:45.635-05:00Thanks for the Tips. If your source is a PDF, you ...Thanks for the Tips. If your source is a PDF, you can also save the PDF you are working on as a plain text file (Save As>More Options> Text Plain..). This gives you a text file which you can copy unformatted text out of without the shortcuts.Findmysite.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704779593866202351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-37046673037672251532009-09-29T15:10:49.422-05:002009-09-29T15:10:49.422-05:00Just found a nice little Add-on for Firefox that r...Just found a nice little Add-on for Firefox that removes text formatting when its copied to the clipboard. <br />http://www.danielneumann.com/2009/random/paste-formatting-firefox-mac/Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813219065483081240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-41911936858097283652008-10-16T14:14:00.000-05:002008-10-16T14:14:00.000-05:00Ah, i see. Thanks for the tip anyways, will check ...Ah, i see. Thanks for the tip anyways, will check out textcleaner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-19487082460678826392008-10-15T12:45:00.000-05:002008-10-15T12:45:00.000-05:00Chandra, your last line gives gives me a hint to w...Chandra, your last line gives gives me a hint to what is going on. You said "the only way i can get it to fill the text frame fully is by manually backspacing at every the line break."<BR/><BR/>Depending on how the PDF is constructed, text that is copied and pasted from a PDF into InDesign will often come into ID with line breaks at the end of each line. The line breaks are not "formatting", but "characters". So no amount of messing with the Preferences and Pasting options will affect this. There isn't any workaround for this. You might want to look at http://www.textcleaner.com to help automate cleaning up the line breaks.Keith Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639216496820581739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-83425064397397098002008-10-15T12:09:00.000-05:002008-10-15T12:09:00.000-05:00Hi Keith,I dont have 'clipboard handling', because...Hi Keith,<BR/><BR/>I dont have 'clipboard handling', because I am using cs2. however the same function is under 'type' in the Preferences. i selected 'text only' But the pasting I get is not neutral. yet it is also not two column as the pdf as you have pointed out. it follows the line breaks from the pdf into a long single column.<BR/><BR/>i tried applying paragraph style, but it doesnt work. the only way i can get it to fill the text frame fully is by manually backspacing at every the line break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-63227238442209093782008-10-13T07:26:00.000-05:002008-10-13T07:26:00.000-05:00Chandra, choose Preferences > Clipboard Handlin...Chandra, choose <I>Preferences > Clipboard Handling</I> and make sure the option for <I>When Pasting Text and Tables Other Applications</I> is set to <I>All Information</I>. Otherwise, the Paste Without Formatting option will not be available.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of how you paste text from Acrobat, the two-column formatting should not carry into InDesign anyway, unless you are pasting into a two-column frame in InDesign.Keith Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639216496820581739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28416661.post-1868287002449788832008-10-13T04:13:00.000-05:002008-10-13T04:13:00.000-05:00Hi,i cant seem to paste without formatting. i copy...Hi,<BR/><BR/>i cant seem to paste without formatting. <BR/><BR/>i copy a body text frm pdf, and i dont want its two column formatting, but the 'paste without formatting' under Edit is not active. <BR/><BR/>im trying to paste into a blank text frame. i tried pasting in a filled text frame with my prefered formatting but it doesnt work.<BR/><BR/>any ideas how i can paste text frm pdf and get a neutral formatting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com