Outlook 2010 changes formatting after pasting text
Every time I paste a link from say Google chrome to an Outlook email I am composing, all text I type from that point on has different text than the one before it.
How do I tell Outlook to stop changing my formatting every time I paste some text?
Solution 1:
Your problem is that the copied text arrives with its formatting, which should be stripped. There are products that do that, and some browsers support a "copy plain text" operation or extension, but the simplest solution is to modify that option in Outlook.
From Copy and Paste in Outlook Without Messing Up Your Formatting :
Go to Outlook Options => Mail Format tab => Editor Options => Advanced, then scroll down a little ways to the Cut, copy, and paste options. Drop down each option and select "Match Destination Formatting" or "Keep Text Only".
I don't have Outlook 2010, so cannot judge how easy it is to get to these options.
Solution 2:
Do this:
- Before you paste, make some extra lines with Enter.
- move one or two lines up
- paste (paste should not be on last line)
- move line down and you have your original messge body format.
Solution 3:
Try using Paste Special. Seems Joel has also had issues with Outlook pasting. If you're message format is HTML, you should have the menu option Edit->Paste Special.... Then, under As:, select Unformatted Text. I'm using Outlook 2003 and don't see any keyboard shortcut for Paste Special. So unfortunately, you might be stuck with a few mouse clicks for every paste.
I tried looking for the setting @harrymc referenced, but I'm not finding it in Outlook 2003.