Cut and Paste Text

This article will tell you how to use Copy, Cut, and Paste tools to cut, copy, or paste text from a document into any Text Field editor.

Important Note

• For the purposes of this article, a Microsoft Word document was used to copy text.
• Items can also be cut, copied, and pasted from the text field editor using keyboard shortcuts.

Text Editor Tools

Copy

• Leaves text in the field and copies it to clipboard for later pasting
• Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + C

Cut

• Removes the text and copies it to the clipboard for later pasting
• Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + X

Paste

• Pastes the most recent text copied to the clipboard
• Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + V

Paste Options

Convert to Plain Text

• Converts the entry into plain text
  
  Note: Removes formatting and design structures from source (e.g. bullets and numbering).

Paste Plain Text

• Removes all the formatting from the source, including spacing
• Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + Shift + V

Paste HTML

• Paste text or HTML code into Text Field. Use Code View to view the entry as HTML code.
  
  Note: You must be in Code View to keep HTML formatting when pasting HTML code into Text Field.