Outlook: Paste text from the clipboard without formatting

In this practical tip, we will show you how to paste text in Outlook from the clipboard without formatting.

Outlook: Paste text from the clipboard unformatted

If you copy a text from other programs or from websites, it always has a certain formatting. In order for the text to be inserted unformatted, you have to make a special setting:

1. Click the "File" tab at the top and select the "Options".
2. If you select the "E-Mail" item on the left, you will find the "Editor options" button under the "Compose messages" category.
3. Go to the "Advanced" item and scroll down to the "Cut, copy and paste" category.
4. At the point "Paste from other programs" you now select the option "Copy text only" (see picture).
5. If you close the two windows with a click on "OK", your settings are applied.

We will show you how to use text modules in Outlook in the next practical tip.