Adding a keyboard shortcut / hot key Thread poster: William Pairman
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Apologies if this has been covered, I couldnt see it in the Forum Search, or in google for that matter, I'm probably phrasing the question wrong
I want to add a keyboard shortcut so I can paste without format - ie paste in the "target format", so a sort of variant on Ctrl+V. 2 questions really
a) How do you set it up?
b) How do I see what ones I already have in order to change one I never use?
I'm using Vista btw, but XP help would be equally welcomed... See more Apologies if this has been covered, I couldnt see it in the Forum Search, or in google for that matter, I'm probably phrasing the question wrong
I want to add a keyboard shortcut so I can paste without format - ie paste in the "target format", so a sort of variant on Ctrl+V. 2 questions really
a) How do you set it up?
b) How do I see what ones I already have in order to change one I never use?
I'm using Vista btw, but XP help would be equally welcomed
Many thanks! ▲ Collapse
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esperantisto 
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SITE LOCALIZER | This depends on a particular application | Mar 6, 2009 |
There is no system-wide possibility to set such a shortcut.
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esperantisto
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SITE LOCALIZER | In OpenOffice.org, | Mar 6, 2009 |
you simply click on the drop-down list attached to the paste button and select, yes, unformatted text.
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| Create a macro | Mar 6, 2009 |
At least in Word, you can create a macro like this:
Sub MyMacroPasteWithoutFormat()
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdFormatPlainText)
End Sub
(You don't have to use the name MyMacroPasteWithoutFormat; just name it the way you want).
Then create a shortcut by right-clicking on any toolbar, choosing Customize..., then click the Keyboard button > in Categories choose Macros > in the Macros list choose the new macro you have created > click ... See more At least in Word, you can create a macro like this:
Sub MyMacroPasteWithoutFormat()
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdFormatPlainText)
End Sub
(You don't have to use the name MyMacroPasteWithoutFormat; just name it the way you want).
Then create a shortcut by right-clicking on any toolbar, choosing Customize..., then click the Keyboard button > in Categories choose Macros > in the Macros list choose the new macro you have created > click New shortcut key > press the shortcut you want to use, and then click Close or OK until you are back in Word.
Your version of Word could be slightly different, but this should give you a hint about how to do this. ▲ Collapse
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William Pairman
Spain
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Member (2005)
Spanish to English
TOPIC STARTER | Spanish Software | Mar 6, 2009 |
Tomás Cano Binder, CT wrote:
At least in Word, you can create a macro like this:
Sub MyMacroPasteWithoutFormat()
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdFormatPlainText)
End Sub
Hi Tomas, my Office 2007 and Vista are both in Spanish, does this change anything? Thanks!
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| Does not change anything | Mar 6, 2009 |
William Pairman wrote:
Hi Tomas, my Office 2007 and Vista are both in Spanish, does this change anything? Thanks!
I don't have Office 2007 at the moment, but the options will look more or less the same. You can always use Office's help to check how to assign a keyboard shortcut to a macro. The VBA language in Office macros is in English, so you should be able to paste this macro and it could work.
If it does not work, you can always use the Grabar macro function to save the actions you take when you use Pegado especial>Sin formato.
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| Paste special shortcut | Mar 6, 2009 |
I often use the "paste special" shortcut and then select "without format". The shortcut is easy to remember: Ctrl + Alt + V
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William Pairman
Spain
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Spanish to English
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Alejandro Moreno-Ramos wrote:
I often use the "paste special" shortcut and then select "without format". The shortcut is easy to remember: Ctrl + Alt + V
haha, not in Spanish, that divides the screen into 2!
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Hahaha, I didn't know that. Well, in any case, the macro by Tomás seems to be best solution.
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William Pairman
Spain
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William Pairman
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TOPIC STARTER | Many thanks Maxim | Mar 6, 2009 |
Two excellent links!
I used the second, which is actually advertising this link
http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/
Does the job perfectly!
Many thanks to everyone else for there help too
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William Pairman
Spain
Local time: 06:56
Member (2005)
Spanish to English
TOPIC STARTER
Having tried both the 1st of Maxim's links seems better. The Steve Miller one seemed to interfere with other cut and paste functions (like copying email addresses in Thunderbird for example).
The Softpedia Plain Paste one is more straightforward:
Ctrl+V for normal, formatted
Ctrl+VV for plain unformated text
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