Avoid Formatting Issues When Copying Content

Formatting issues may occur when copying content from external applications such as Microsoft Office or Google Docs. Follow the tips below to copy and paste correctly and avoid these issues.

1. Paste as plain text

Our text editor uses plain text pasting as the default. Use CTRL+V (or CMD+V on Mac) to paste your content as plain text. This method strips all HTML and CSS formatting from the content and is the safest way to ensure clean, consistent text. However, the original structure and formatting of the text will not be preserved. You can recreate the structure and formatting using the tools in our text editor.

2. Insert formatted text

The “Insert formatted text” tool should retain the original formatting. Use CTRL+SHIFT+V (or CMD+SHIFT+V on Mac) to insert formatted text. Depending on the result, you may need to:

• Add formatting that was lost using the tools in our text editor.
• Remove formatting to ensure clean, consistent text (see points 3. and 4. below).

3. Remove formatting

If you pasted content with formatting (typically inline HTML and CSS styles) and need to remove it, use the “Remove Format” tool. This feature removes inline styles (e.g., font size, color, style) while preserving block-level formatting (e.g., headings, paragraphs) and semantic data (e.g., links).

4. Check the Source Code

If you’re comfortable with HTML, click the “Source” tool to view and edit the underlying HTML code. See this article for more information about editing HTML in our editor.

5. Contact Support

Still having trouble? Contact us at [email protected] — we’re happy to help.