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Place the cursor at the beginning of the line just above "End Sub" and type Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText. In both versions, type PlainPaste in the Macro name field (you can name it anything you like, but the name must begin with a letter, have no spaces, and use no punctuation), and choose Create. Paste plain text in Word via the keyboard my thanks to the reader below for pointing out this error.) If both the source and destination programs are open when you initially copy the text, you need only press PureText's shortcut key to paste the text without images, formatting, and other non-text elements.

This is true only if you open the destination app after the material you want to paste has been added to the clipboard. (Note that the original post of this tip reported that PureText required that you click its icon in your system tray before you press the shortcut keys to paste plain text. You can create a macro to get the same functionality in Word and Excel, without having to download anything. Last week I described the PureText utility that lets you paste plain text in Word and other applications via a keyboard shortcut.