Word 2007, 2010
Copy text into Word without having to reformat it When you
copy text from a document or website, the formatting is wrong.
In Word 2007 and 2010 the user can
define what has to be copied and added from the text.
In order to be able to take over the text
passages without the information in a font or paragraph format click on the
"File" tab provided in the Microsoft Office or in the ribbon for
Office 2010. Now you can use the "Word options" or simply the
"Options". Now, select the option "Advance" that you will
see to the left of the entry in the subsequent dialog and then search for
"Cut, Copy and Paste" options to the right side of this field. Here,
you will find a number of options for the text editing for cut, copy and
pasting the text content. The text editing can be done in two ways; an action
can be carried out within a document or among two different documents.
Moreover, you can even define how Word
should react if the format guideline definitions of the source and target do
not match or if the text is from some other program. You can define the desired
objective for each of these individual cases by selecting the corresponding
entry in a separate combination field. While doing so you must decide whether
the Word should retain the original format, should consolidate the formatting
or should just take over the text. In addition to this, you can also select the
option "Match Destination Formatting" when switching between
documents whose formatting guideline definitions do not match.
Select the option "Keep Text
Only" so as to instruct Word to copy only the text without the formatting.
LibreOffice
Use the alternative to the Microsoft Office suite
If you were used to OpenOffice then you
will find LibreOffice quite useful.
A complete MS office-compatible
Office suite can be made available with LibreOffice.
LibreOffice is gaining popularity, as the
most popular and free Microsoft Office alternative OpenOffice is no longer
being developed further. As the name suggests LibreOffice is also a freeware
and the most suitable alternative for the Microsoft package. Rather than just
reading about it give it a try. For installation start the EXE file and then
allow the wizard to guide you through the process step by step. If it is quite
sometime that you have been using OpenOffice and are quite satisfied with its
performance then it is absolutely worthwhile that you switch to LibreOffice.
Now, for instance, you can make all your documents write-protected using a
password in the Writer such that they can be opened, but will not accept any
changes without a password. For doing so go to the Save dialog and select the
option "Save with password" at the bottom and click "Save".
Now, you can set a password. This password will only be used to 'Open' the
document. If you wish to restrict editing then click on "More
options" and activate the "Open file read-only" option, you can
give in an "Editing password" and can then save by clicking on
"OK". This protection will restrict editing and is surely practical,
but copying data and saving the data under a different name is still possible.
Additionally, the current MS Office files in the DOCX or XLSX format can be
opened and edited for free in the Office packet.
