Paste text from a Microsoft Word document to a text box

Note: In the most recent version of the Rich Text Editor, Word-specific tags are removed automatically when copied text is pasted into the editor.

Copy the text from Word

Copy the text in your MS Word document to your computer's clipboard (CTRL-C for PC or COMMAND-C for MAC).

In the Rich Text Editor, click the Paste From Word icon

Paste the text

You must paste your text using the keyboard shortcuts (CTRL-V for PC or COMMAND-V for MAC).

View Word content in the editor

The pasted content will now appear in the Rich Text Editor and you may edit it there to display the desired formatting.

More questions about the Rich Text Editor tool?

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  Keyboard shortcuts for the Rich Text Editor

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This page is adapted from an equivalent Sakai Community help article.

The original Sakai Community help article, unedited, is available at https://sakai.screenstepslive.com/s/sakai_help