Copy cut and paste

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1 Copy/Cut/Paste text from MS Word

2 Copy/Cut/Paste from within the tool


1 Copy/Cut/Paste text from MS Word

  • It is possible to copy and paste text from MS Word into the online editor and vice versa. 
  • It is also possible to cut, copy, paste hyperlinks from word to the online editor.
  • When a selected text is pasted, the formatting is retained and automatically translated to XML.

Please Note

  • Double-check the text you pasted as, depending on your operating system and the version of MS Word you are using, it is possible that special characters or sub-/ superscript formatting is not retained correctly.

  • 2 Copy/Cut/Paste from within the tool

    • You can select any word, sentence, paragraph and click on CTRL+C/X to copy/cut, and then CTRL+V to paste your text.
    • You can also cut/copy and paste entire XML elements (like a table, note, graphic or equation). To do this, put your cursor inside the element you want to cut/copy, then click on the element name from the navigation bar at the bottom to select the entire element.

    • Once the element is selected, it becomes entirely yellow. You can then press CTRL+C/X and then CTRL+V in order to cut/copy paste it anywhere inside your publication
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