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.

It is already possible to paste text as plain text in browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, thanks to the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + V.

Microsoft is finally bringing popular paste plain text shortcuts to Microsoft Word for Windows and Mac - here's what you need to know.

Over at Lifehacker there's a tip on creating a hotkey that pastes plain text into Microsoft Word. But it involves creating a macro, which to me seems overcomplicated, and it obviously limits you ...

Here's the fastest way I know of to create a plain-paste keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Excel: First, select any text and press Ctrl-c to place it in the clipboard.

Windows has perennially lacked the ability to quickly paste text without formatting. A coming update to Microsoft’s PowerToys tool will change that at long last.