If you’re pasting text from a web page, an e-mail, or a document into a message or forum post on CCL Community, the text formatting can get messed up. That’s because the formatting from the copied source text gets transported into the forum post or message, and can result in the wrong size font, unneeded spacing, or extra bolding and italics.
You can avoid this with a few simple tricks. Instead of the normal paste commands, use these techniques.
For PCs
Start by copying the text you wish to paste from the source.
Option 1 - Paste without formatting shortcut
- Click inside the body text area of the forum post or message, and press "CTRL + Shift + V" on your keyboard.
Option 2 - Paste in plain text
- Paste the source text into the plain text Notepad app. This will strip formatting.
- Copy that text from Notepad and use the basic "CTRL-V" keyboard shortcut to paste into the forum post or message.
This method will work no matter what combination of source and browser you are using.
For Macs
Option 1 - Paste without formatting
If you are viewing CCL Community in Chrome or Safari, you will find a command in the Edit dropdown menu: “Paste and Match Style.” After copying your source text, click in the body text area of the forum post or message, and select “Paste and Match Style” in the browser edit menu. This will strip source formatting.
The Firefox browser does not have the “Paste and Match Style” edit command, so use the Mac keyboard shortcut “Shift + Option + Command + V” to strip source formatting.
You can also use the keyboard shortcut from Chrome or Safari, if convenient.
Option 2 - Paste in plain text
- After you've copying your text, paste the source text into the Apple Notes app.
- Copy it from Notes and paste into your forum post or message using the browser edit menu “Paste” command or keyboard “Command + V.”
Tip: Using the Notes app has the advantage of preserving hyperlinks, bold formatting and bulleted lists from your source text.