Ctrl+Shift+V Not Working Anymore!

Question

Ctrl+Shift+V command isn't working in my Word 2016 installation on a Windows 10 machine -- nothing happens when I use it. Ctr+V still works fine, but I'd really like to be able to use Ctrl+Shift+V to be able to past text without formatting, without having to use the ribbon button. I'm pretty sure this keyboard shortcut used to work, so I'm not sure why it's stopped working. I double-checked the settings and Ctrl+Shift+V is still mapped to PasteFormat. How can I get this to work again?

Thanks, in advance for any help!

Answer 1

By default, Ctrl+Shift+C copies text formatting and Ctrl+Shift+V pastes it. Although this is sometimes useful, applying styles to text will ensure more consistent formatting; see https://shaunakelly.com/word/styles/tipsonstyles.html.

As Rohn pointed out, pasting in plain text format is a different function. You can do it via the Paste Special dialog box or by choosing Keep Text Only from the Paste Options button which appears by default as you paste content in a Word document:

Answer 2

Thanks! Not sure how I got confused about that.... However, is there really no default keyboard shortcut for Paste As (unformatted) Text, then? I already know how to do it from the Paste options button (and Paste Special dialog box), but was hoping for a keyboard shortcut for that, as I'm doing that repeatedly for a task I'm working on right now. If not, I guess I'll just create one for myself!

Thanks, again, for the quick response! :)

Answer 3

You can make use of the following macro, which you should add to the Normal template. 

Sub PasteTextInPlainTextFormat()

On Error Resume Next

Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText

End Sub

You can assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro.

See https://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.

Answer 4

Thanks for the response. I already knew how to do it the other ways, but I had hoped that there was a pre-formatted keyboard shortcut for that. But I guess not (and I'll need to go create my own)!

Answer 5

Did you use Ctrl+Shift+C to copy the format that you want?