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loninappleton
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 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:29 am Post subject: Drop out html and images from a cut and paste |
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I cut and paste a news brief from a website into OOWriter for ease of reading and word/spell checking.
A recent website redesign locks up these pastes which I can only assume is caused by some embedded html.
Is there a way to convert this paste to text only on the fly since I just read what is there and have finished with it? |
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mgroenescheij
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Try Paste Special and paste as unformatted text.
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loninappleton
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:29 am Post subject: |
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Where is Paste Special?
I am famiilir with normal paste only.
Can you give the keystrokes as in
OOW > text document > .....
I only see normal Paste. |
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mgroenescheij
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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See Help button.
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loninappleton
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:06 am Post subject: |
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I've come *here* for the help.
As to the Help button, there is no listing for Paste Special. The only Help file referent is for "pasting" various things from spreadsheets and whatnot.
Please be specific. |
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floris_v
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:25 am Post subject: |
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You are not a bit inquisitive, are you? Try the Edit menu, just below Paste.
Please note that we're all volunteers/users of the software, we're not a well-paid customer service department.
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loninappleton
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| floris_v wrote: | You are not a bit inquisitive, are you? Try the Edit menu, just below Paste.
I'm not much on quizzes either.
Please note that we're all volunteers/users of the software, we're not a well-paid customer service department. |
noted.
On my screen Paste is the last option showing. |
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floris_v
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What version of OOo are you using on what operating system on what type of computer, where did you download OOo, the whole list please.
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mgroenescheij
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
| loninappleton wrote: | I've come *here* for the help.
As to the Help button, there is no listing for Paste Special. The only Help file referent is for "pasting" various things from spreadsheets and whatnot.
Please be specific. |
There is enough information in the help file.
Searching for Paste Special gives the following results:
A. Pasting Contents in Special Formats
| Quote: | Pasting clipboard contents using a dialog
1. Choose Edit - Paste special.
2. Select one of the options and click OK.
If you are in a spreadsheet and the contents of the clipboard are spreadsheet cells, then a different Paste Special dialog appears. Use the Paste Special dialog to copy cells using basic or advanced options. |
B. Inserting Data From Text Documents
| Quote: | You can insert text into other document types, such as spreadsheets and presentations. Note that there is a difference between whether the text is inserted into a text frame, a spreadsheet cell, or into the outline view of a presentation.
If you copy text to the clipboard, you can paste it with or without text attributes. Use the shortcut keys Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste. |
C. List of General Shortcut Keys in OpenOffice.org
| Quote: | List of General Shortcut Keys in OpenOffice.org
The shortcut keys are shown on the right hand side of the menu lists next to the corresponding menu command.
Shortcut Keys: Effect
Ctrl+Shift+V: Opens the Paste Special dialog. |
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loninappleton
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| ok |
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loninappleton
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Found it. It works. I was looking at the right click menu. The correct command to paste special is under the edit tab. |
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