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Pasting copied text without formatting

Aug 20
1 min read

This small shortcut will keep your documents tidy, with no unmatched fonts, colours or formatting surprises… just clean text.


Windows (Word / Outlook / Office)

Ctrl + Shift + V

This pastes just the plain text in most modern Windows apps. 

(Mouse alternative: right click (or left if left-handed) and select ‘Paste as plain text’.)


Mac (Word / Outlook / Office)

Cmd + Shift + V

Mac’s version of paste‑without‑formatting in supported apps. 

(Mouse alternative: right click (or left if left-handed) and select ‘Paste and Match Style’.)


Google Docs (Mac & Windows)

Ctrl + Shift + V (Windows/Chromebook) 

Cmd + Shift + V (Mac)




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