"Keep Text Only" Paste – Simple, Fast

✂️ One-Click “Keep Text Only” Paste – Simple, Fast, Always at Hand

Copying and pasting content into Word should be quick and painless. But often, it isn’t.
When you paste text from emails, web pages, PDFs, or other Word documents, Word brings along all kinds of unwanted formatting: fonts, colors, tables, backgrounds… things you almost never want in your carefully styled document.

• Word does have a way to fix this: the Paste drop-down in the Home tab, where you can choose “Keep Text Only.” But this means:

• Moving the mouse up to the ribbon
• Clicking the small dropdown arrow under the Paste icon
• Then clicking “Keep Text Only”

• A small task — repeated dozens or hundreds of times a day — quickly becomes an annoying interruption.

✅ What this button does

• This smart button gives you direct, instant access to the “Keep Text Only” paste:
• Works exactly like Word’s built-in “Keep Text Only” paste
• One click, no dropdowns, no menus — right on your custom add-in tab
• Pastes copied text as plain text, matching your current document’s formatting:

• Keeps fonts, sizes, and styles consistent
• Removes all source formatting (headings, links, colors, etc.)

• Ensures your document remains clean, professional, and perfectly styled

✨ Why it matters

• Speeds up your workflow: No more breaking focus to click through menus
• Clean documents: Keeps the look and feel of your document consistent
• Saves editing time: Avoids messy manual cleanup after pasting
• Easy to find: Always visible on your custom tab — you don’t have to remember where Word hid the option
• No surprises: What you see is what you get — just the text you copied, nothing else

📄 Ideal for:

• Students and academics adding quotes or citations from articles, PDFs, or web pages
• Writers and editors collecting material from different sources
• Professionals drafting reports or proposals where consistent formatting matters
• Anyone tired of fighting with Word’s automatic formatting when pasting

🧠 Smart simplicity

• While Word itself makes you click three times to do this, your add-in does it in one click.
  It may seem small — but multiplied over dozens or hundreds of pastes, the time saved and frustration avoided adds up quickly.

In summary:
Instead of letting unwanted fonts, colors, or headings sneak into your document, this button keeps your text clean and your workflow smooth.
Paste smarter, work faster, and keep your document looking exactly the way you want — effortlessly.