Microsoft finally adds shortcuts for pasting text without formatting in OneNote, a long-awaited feature. Pasting in plain text prevents mismatched fonts and styles from other sources in your notes.

Well, I can help you with that, because here's how to force Word to paste your copied content as plain text. Before I get to that, it's worth pointing out that you can change pasted text at the ...

Paste new content as plain text When copying and pasting text, we recommend pasting as plain text. This option strips all stray formatting that carries over from an external program so you can ...

Microsoft confirmed that it's testing the ability to paste text only (plain format) to OneNote for Windows and Mac.

While text editors like Vim are mainly intended for code, they can also be useful for prose. They're different than word processors because they only let you edit plain text without formatting.

To create a plain text resume, open your formatted resume and save it as a text-only document. Next, open the new plain text file in the Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac) application.

Maybe you need to fix formatting in Outlook. There are three message formats for sending and receiving messages: Hyperlink Markup Language (HTML), Rich Text Format (RTF), and Plain Text.

These let you type in plain text without any formatting at all. To use code blocks, put a backtick (`) on each side of your text.

Additionally, since plain text is a universal file format, I have no need to worry about whether or not my colleagues can open the documents I send them.

NOTE: To avoid formatting issues, we recommend entering text directly in CORE. If you like working in a word processor and pasting into CORE, consider using a plain text editor such as Notepad for ...

To create a plain text resume, open your formatted resume and save it as a text-only document. Next, open the new plain text file in the Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac) application.