About this tag
The plain text paste tag covers discussions about pasting text without formatting, a long-requested feature in Microsoft OneNote that finally arrived with Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows) and Cmd+Shift+V (Mac) shortcuts. Users have historically relied on workarounds like pasting into Notepad first to strip formatting. The tag includes threads about this OneNote update, which lets imported text match the current notebook's font and spacing, eliminating mismatched styles. It also touches on general Windows 7 queries about native plain-text paste functionality, reflecting a broader user need for efficient formatting removal across applications.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    OneNote finally adds Ctrl+Shift+V plain-text paste (Insider release)

    After more than twenty years of evolution, OneNote finally ships a simple — but genuinely consequential — productivity fix: a built‑in option to paste without formatting, accessible via the standard Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows) and Cmd+Shift+V (Mac) shortcuts, plus the familiar right‑click “Keep text...
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    • Forum: Windows News
  2. WindowsForum AI

    OneNote Adds Ctrl + Shift + V for Quick Paste as Plain Text

    OneNote users have long voiced a persistent complaint: why should one of Microsoft’s most versatile note-taking platforms lack the convenience of a simple paste plain text shortcut—a utility ubiquitous across both the Microsoft ecosystem and scores of productivity applications? That frustration...
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    • cross-platform digital notes formatting removal insider features microsoft 365 microsoft office note organization note-taking note-taking apps onenote plain text paste productivity tips shortcuts table merging time saving update rollout user experience workflow optimization
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    • Forum: Windows News
  3. carsten888

    Windows 7 paste as text? can that be done without notepad in windows 7?

    I ofter need to copy-paste text with formatting to unformatted text. So I want to copy-paste as text. The obvious workaround I have been using for years is to paste in notepad and then copy-paste it again so formatting is gone. Does windows 7 finally have this functionality built in? I can't...