It’s almost as good as ‘Undo Send’ in Outlook on Macs, or the recent move to make Outlook for Mac free. I assume it will generate small flickers of applause (or at least a couple of satisfied sighs) at computers across the planet once people learn of this change. ![]() In any case, Microsoft has at last taken steps to solve this problem. Some might say this seems to be another way of saying that despite Word’s huge marketshare, Microsoft was unable to make the world work in its image, though that kind of argument has big (and these days unnecessary) shades of 1988 to it. The explanation continues to stress that “in the case of keyboard shortcuts, the industry standard has diverged from Word’s initial implementation of these features.” While the engineering team continues to work on new features for improved user experiences with refreshed and more advanced technology, we don’t always have the opportunity to revise pre-existing behavior.” This long-standing legacy creates a precedent for established user expectations. Why did it take so long? In a blog, Microsoft explained: “Word has been a product since 1983 (Word turns 40 this year!). Clippy isn’t there anymore, but it has taken Microsoft several more years to see the light when it comes to copy and paste. That little mascot soon developed a reputation for getting in the way of productivity. Once upon a time Microsoft infested Word with a not especially helpful assistant called Clippy. You can already use the same sequence to paste format free in Teams or Word on the web. Soon all you’ll need to remember when copying and pasting text into a document will be to use Command-Shift-V (Mac), or Control-Shift-V (Windows) to do so without formatting. ![]() ![]() You just want to paste text format-free without much additional thought. It's not especially fluidįor most users, the need to take these steps just doesn’t feel at all smooth or fluid in fact, it kind of gets in the way. However, if you don't know about that tool and decide to get your copy in shape manually, you’ll find you need to change font, size, text color, line spacing and everything else or you’ll encounter all kinds of inconsistencies in the final document.Īnother way to avoid this hassle is to use Control-Click as you paste and then choose Paste Special and Unformatted Text in the contextual menu once it appears.
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