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The two most recent versions of Microsoft's word processor let you paste plain text rather than formatted text and graphics when you press Ctrl-V or click the Paste button.

In the annals of computer history, no two keystroke combinations have done more to boost worker productivity than Ctrl-C to copy to the clipboard whatever you've selected on the screen, and Ctrl-V to paste the contents of the clipboard to wherever you've placed the cursor.

What often follows the paste is the laborious process of reformatting the pasted material to match the look of the destination document. Microsoft Word lets you apply the formatting of the destination document when you paste, but by default Ctrl-V retains the original formatting of the pasted text.

Back in 2007 I described how to create a keystroke combination for pasting plain text in Word. One of the welcomed changes to Word 2007 was the ability to change the program's default paste setting to plain text, which I explained in a post from 2010.

Word 2007 also added a third paste alternative: in addition to retaining the selection's original formatting or pasting only plain text, you can choose to "match the destination formatting" when you paste (Word 2010 renames this option as "merge formatting"). This setting adopts most of the formatting of the destination document but retains bold, italic, and other emphasis formatting of the selection.

More helpful is the preview Word 2010 provides of the three paste options: hover over the buttons in the Paste dialog to see how the clipboard contents will appear after the paste.

Pass your mouse over the three buttons in Word 2010's Paste dialog box to preview the pasted selection with original formatting, merged formatting, or unformatted.

Make plain text the paste default in Word 2010 Previewing your paste avoids unpleasant surprises when adding material to a document from another source, but nine times out of ten I just want to paste plain text via Ctrl-V: no preview or mouse action required. To change the default paste setting in Word 2007 and Word 2010, open the program's Advanced options.

In Word 2007, click the Office button, then Word Options, then Advanced in the left pane. In Word 2010, click File > Options > Advanced. In both programs, scroll to the "Cut, copy, and paste" section of the Advanced settings.

In the drop-down menus to the right of "Paste between documents" and "Paste between programs," choose Keep Text Only. You can also change the placement of images you paste (the default is to set pasted images in line with the text).

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Change MS Word's default paste setting to plain text

04-06-2012 03:31 (www.abndigital.com) ABN's Mashudu Masutha speaks with Nomvuyo Guma, Macroeconomic Strategist at Standard Bank, looking at: Market reaction to disappointing US jobs data last week; Expectations ahead of ECB meeting this week; Rand bouncing off three-year lows; SA markets eyeing vehicle sales and manufacturing data this week.

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4 June - Currency Report with Nomvuyo Guma - Video

04-06-2012 14:44 The first of what will be a series of interviews with people living the travel dream, traveling the world and making money as they do it! Travel Blogging - I meet up with Samuel Jeffery of a Canadian currently teaching in South Korea, who over the last 11 months has built up his travel blog to where it earns anything from $2000 to $6000 USD a month. I ask him what his secrets are and he reveals some interesting tips. AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL VIDEO ADVENTURE web: fb: twt: g+:

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Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid is wrong in his complaints Sunday over U.S. Soccer methodology and alleged skullduggery very, very wrong. And to his big bowl of Wrong Salad, the man ladled on a heaping helping of Bad Timing dressing.

Frankly, Schmid probably owes a round or two of apology beers. And his complaints well, they dont even make sense.

And yet, he managed to be just a little bit right. Its tricky, but he pulled it off.

Schmid sent serious ripples across the U.S. Soccer pond Sunday when, in comments to the Seattle Times, he essentially accused U.S. Soccer of rigging the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup site selection process.

The comments in question:

Obviously the coin is not favorable for us. It seems to land on the right side for K.C. and D.C. United, whose president of one club and coach of the other have been on the executive committee of U.S. Soccer. Surprisingly. Being very frank, I think U.S. Soccer is trying to make it difficult for us to win an Open Cup. Its almost like sometimes I get the feeling that theyd rather not see us win it again, for whatever reasons. Maybe they think it dilutes the value of the Cup or theyre getting pressure from some others that think Seattle can only win it because theyre playing at home.

Oh, my.

Theres quite a bit more where those came from, too.

Mostly, its just wrong to go all conspiratorial like this, lobbing public accusations with absolutely no base of supporting evidence.

Schmid is talking about coin flips that determine host rights and matchups. And Seattle has had some bummer luck in the coin tossing. Still

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Schmid sees conspiracy in Open Cup

Kiwi Bruce Anstey won one of the most thrilling races in Isle of Man TT history when he won the Supersport TT today by just .77 of a second from Cameron Donald.

Once long time leader Michael Dunlop retired on the third lap, there was never more than a couple of seconds between Anstey, Donald and Gary Johnson with only the smallest margin - .62 of a second - separating the trio at Ramsey Hairpin on the final lap. However, Johnson ran out of fuel on the final drop down the Mountain and Anstey's final lap of 126.634 mph was enough for him to come home for his ninth TT win - 10 years after his first back in 2002.

A road traffic accident caused a two-hour delay to the proceeding but when it did start it was the two Dunlops, Michael and William, who were fastest out of the blocks. Michael led through Glen Helen on the opening lap - albeit by just .25 of a second and, in typical Supersport fashion, it was close across the top 10. Johnson was in third, 1.5 seconds adrift, and he was followed by Donald, Anstey, Ryan Farquhar and John McGuinness with just a further 1.5 seconds splitting third to seventh.

Irish eyes were smiling on Michael Dunlop though at the head of the field and with the fastest lap of the race, 126.948 mph, his lead increased to almost 22 seconds at half race distance. Johnson took over the runner-up spot when they came into the pits to refuel and William was still in third with Anstey now up to fourth ahead of Donald.

Things began to change on the third lap and when Michael Dunlop was reported late at Glen Helen, it handed the lead to Johnson with an advantage of 3.5 seconds over new second-placed man Donald. Anstey was another second behind and William Dunlop a similar gap behind in fourth. Then news came through that Michael Dunlop had stopped at Ballig Bridge.

Johnson was in trouble though and as he ran out of fuel on the drop down the Mountain, he pushed in to eventually finish in 28th place and William Dunlop took advantage to clinch the final podium spot, his first top three finish around the Mountain Course. Farquhar overtook McGuinness as he circulated with Donald, but the Irishman also ran out of fuel on the final lap at Creg ny Baa and so McGuinness took fourth ahead of James Hillier, who recorded his best-ever TT finish.

The results mean Anstey now leads the TT Championship with 41 points closely followed by Donald on 40 and McGuinness on 38.

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Antsey Wins Isle of Man TT Thriller