For Word users, paste plain text by selecting Paste > Keep Text Only.īest practice is to *assume* that WordPerfect files have a *finite* size and may corrupt when the file becomes too large. If anything goes wrong I want you to have more than one chance to paste the text into a new document.ģ. Be sure to use Edit > Select All, then Edit > Copy *not* Select All > Cut. (The more familiar CTRL V will merge formatting, which is not what we want.)Ģ. To be safe, choose Edit > Paste Unformatted Text from the *menu* drop-down or enter CTRL ALT V. It works the same way in Microsoft Word and is handy when you want to copy and paste text from a web page, but don’t want a weird font or other formatting that a website may use.ġ. The maneuver of pasting as plain text strips all formatting. You can discard the copy if you are confident you’ve created a new plain text version that works for you.
Keep the original for now – just in case. Consider splitting the NEW document into two – see my cautionary words below.Ĩ. Perhaps “document name” PLAIN TXT 2022 01 08.ħ. Open a NEW document, choose Edit > Paste Unformatted Text.ĥ.
Choose Edit > Select All, then Edit > Copy.Ĥ. (I assume your backup routine captures the original and would capture the copy too.)ģ. Also, I realize it is possible to open the document and do a File > Save As however, since the document may be corrupt or corrupting, the less we open it the better.Ģ. Yes, I know there are time and date stamps, but they are fluid and will change when a document is edited. “Document name” is whatever you called the file in the first place. This clearly identifies it as a copy of your original made on this date. Do it by navigating to the folder where the document resides, selecting it with your mouse, right-clicking, choosing copy, then pasting to the same folder. Make a copy of your original/existing document. You likely know how, but for others who aren’t sure:ġ.
Good morning! The easiest option would be to copy and paste as plain text.
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