Formatting is easily one of the biggest annoyances when copying text from the web into a local document. That’s not a problem if you’re using a plain text editor like Sublime Text, but it becomes a ...

In Microsoft Word and Excel, add only the text you copy from a Web page or other source, and leave the images, formatting, and other nontext elements behind. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about ...

Despite all the cool productivity porn modern technology has birthed, the Holy Grail for me is simple: I want to create and edit plain text from anywhere (desktop/tablet/phone), and I want the results ...

Pasting text from web pages into Microsoft Word can be a serious pain—all you wanted was the text, but it copies the formatting. Reader Wille writes in with a quick tip to make it simpler. The ...

Microsoft Office Outlook allows you to read all standard mail in the plain text option. If you are concerned that a virus or some malicious script could execute through HTML or through Microsoft ...

The two most recent versions of Microsoft's word processor let you paste plain text rather than formatted text and graphics when you press Ctrl-V or click the Paste button. Dennis O'Reilly began ...

We've been using copy-and-paste shortcuts to move text between applications for years. And products like Microsoft's Word and other 365 productivity apps have annoyed us for just as long when copying ...

There are basically two kinds of people who want to write things in plain text files: those who have to deal with weird, intractable cross-platform formatting issues, and those who just like the ...

Over at Lifehacker there's a tip on creating a hotkey that pastes plain text into Microsoft Word. But it involves creating a macro, which to me seems overcomplicated, and it obviously limits you to ...

Creating effective, great-looking HTML emails can be tricky when you consider today's rendering challenges and concerns such as dark mode and accessibility. So, it's understandable that many marketers ...