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How do I stop the "(Ctrl)" icon from appearing?

Anonymous
2024-04-29T11:41:06+00:00

Word 365, Win11.

When I paste text into a Word docm, and a PowerPoint pptm, a "(Ctrl)" icon appears on the screen.

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How do I stop the "(Ctrl)" icon from appearing?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-29T12:18:03+00:00

    Hello ClydeEisenbeis

    I am Prakash and happy to help you with your question, I'm a Microsoft consumer like you.

    Please note: This is a user-to-user community forum. We are users just like you who help others. We are not employees or support from Microsoft.

    I am sorry to know you are facing this issue about CTRL icon , I will try my best to help you to resolve this issue.

    By default, Excel and Word display a Paste Options button on the worksheet or document to provide you with special options, such as Keep Source Formatting, when you paste content. If you don't want to see this button every time that you paste content, you can turn this option off.

    This article explains how to show or hide the Paste Options button on a PC.

    Click the File tab, then click Options.

    In the Advanced category, under Cut, copy, and paste, clear or select the Show Paste Options button when content is pasted check box to hide or display the Show Paste Options button.

    I have pulled above information from Microsoft article : https://support.microsoft.com/office/hide-or-display-the-paste-options-button-dace7144-924d-4bcc-a964-5fbe1f3fedab

    In case of additional questions, reach out back to us, and we will be happy to help and try our best to resolve your issue.

    Best Regards, Prakash

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  1. Stefan Blom 339.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-04-29T14:46:21+00:00

    You can disable the Paste Options button, as Prakash suggested. Or you can just ignore it; the button will disappear when you continue typing.

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