Bullets Appear when Pasting

[MB]

Hello,

Why do I get bullets whenever I copy from one document to another? I turned off automatic bullets and numbering, but I still get bullets. On the smart tag, I clicked "use destination styles" and/or also "match destination formatting" and still get bullets.

Thanks for your help.

MB

 

[MB]

I failed to mention....I am using Word 2003 on XP. The document I am copying from was done in Word 2002 on XP, which includes text copied from a Website.

Thanks!

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi MB

Try Edit > Paste Special and paste as Unformatted text. That will rip out
any formatting and insert plain text.

For an explanation of what is probably going on behind the scenes, see:
Why does text change format when I copy it into another document?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

I failed to mention....I am using Word 2003 on XP. The document I am

copying from was done in Word 2002 on XP, which includes text copied from a
Website.

Thanks!

turned off automatic bullets and numbering, but I still get bullets. On the
smart tag, I clicked "use destination styles" and/or also "match destination
formatting" and still get bullets.

 

[MB]

THANK YOU SHAUNA!!

Hi MB

Try Edit > Paste Special and paste as Unformatted text. That will rip out
any formatting and insert plain text.

For an explanation of what is probably going on behind the scenes, see:
Why does text change format when I copy it into another document?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word



copying from was done in Word 2002 on XP, which includes text copied from a
Website.
turned off automatic bullets and numbering, but I still get bullets. On the
smart tag, I clicked "use destination styles" and/or also "match destination
formatting" and still get bullets.