WORD:copy text into Word and have it adopt default font

[GS2]

I'm trying to copy text into MS Word and have it adopt the default font setting that is set in Word. Is this possible? (I'm using Word 2003)

The text that is being copied in is coming from an application that has multiple fonts and when I copy it into Word right now those fonts come with it (usually what you would want). BUT, in this case I want all the text to be changed automatically to a Courier New font. Manually I could "Ctrl+A" to select all and then change the font on the toolbar; However this is a process that many other people are going to be performing and I was hoping there was a way Word could do this for them.

The only other solution I've been able to come up with is to write a macro that the users would just have to click and it would do it but I was just hoping there was a setting within Word that would do it automatically.

thanks.

 

[Madawc]

Try Edit > Paste Special > Unformatted Text. This loses the fonts and formatting of whatever you were copying.

Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK). Using Windows XP & Crystal 10

 

[tf1]

Have you set the Paste options under Tools, Options, Edit tab. You can change the default paste action to take on destination formatting.

If you toggle on the option to see the Paste Smart Tag, after pasting, you can click on the Smart Tag and choose to keep source, change to destination or paste plain text only.


Regards: tf1

 

[GS2]

Madawc and tf1, thanks for replying!

Madawc, that does work however they will still have to make multiple clicks to make it happen vs "Ctrl+V" on the keyboard which is what they like using.

tf1 - that is what I was looking for, except I was hoping there was a global setting OR is there a way to make that "Match Destination Formatting" the default??? That would solve my problem.

Thanks again for your help!

 

[tf1]

If the setting is changed under Tools, Options, Edit tab, then that setting will be save on Exit of Word and becaome the default for that user onthat computer.


Regards: tf1

 

[GS2]

tf1,

Could I ask one huge favor? Could you tell me which setting in the Tools, Options, Edit Tab needs changed to make Word save my "Match Destination Formatting" choice upon close of Word? I've tried everything I can think of even going to the AutoCorrect Options / Smart Tags tab settings but can't find anything that is saving my choice.

Thanks.

 

[tf1]

I haven't got Word 2003 in front of me, but IIRC, under Tools, Options, Edit tab at the bottom of the dialog there is a button for changing settings of the Paste Options.

The changes should be saved when you exit Word. Are your changes not being saved? If not, do you have Adobe Acrobat Write installed?

Do any changes - such as changing the default Font or Page settings like th default margins - get saved when you close Word?

Terry


Regards: tf1

 

[GS2]

I still can't find IIRC that you're talking about.

No the setting is not being save upon exit of word. No I don't have Adobe Acrobat Write installed.

Yes I am able to save the default font, but I did that through Format/Font and on the font tab click the "Default" button.

Any suggestions?

 

[tf1]

I haven't got W2003 arpound to check where, but somewhere in the Tools, Options dialog there are settings to change the behaviour of Copy/Paste functions. I thought it was under the Edit Tab but possibly it is under oneof the other Tabs.



Regards: tf1