How to Copy Paste, Cut Paste and Specify the Clipboard Format in Word

 Microsoft Word has the ability to paste text formatting on the copy (clipboard), automatically done when doing the usual Copy Paste  or Cut Paste commands . This sometimes causes messy results of the standard copy-paste method from the internet to Word (CoPas). The following describes How to Copy Paste, Cut Paste, and determine the clipboard format to immediately tidy up the copied documents using the Keep Source Formatting (K) , Merge Formatting (M) , and Keep Text Only (T) commands .

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A. Perintah Cut, Copy, dan Paste (Keep Source Formatting, Merge Formatting, dan Keep Text Only)

Cut, Copy, and Paste are the copy commands in Microsoft Word. This command is on the "Home" ribbon, precisely in the "Clipboard" command group. Clipboard is a term for clipboard which means a board that stores copies of, for example, text or images. The following is an illustration and each of its uses.

Command	Function	Shortcut
Copy	Copy text or graphics	Ctrl + C
Cut	Move text or graphics	Ctrl + X
Paste	Paste a Copy or Cut copy	Ctrl + V
Paste ⇒ Keep Source Formatting	Pastes a copy along with the format of the copy source	Alt, H, V, K
Paste ⇒ Merge Formatting	Paste a copy according to the format of the destination document	Alt, H, V, M
Paste ⇒ Text Only	Just paste a copy	Alt, H, V, T

The following is an illustration.

Copy Paste Cut command in Microsoft Word

Copy and Cut commands can only be done after the text or image has been selected or highlighted (block).

Paste command in Microsoft Word

The Paste command has 3 sub-commands (Paste Options) that can be used to adjust copy formatting, namely Keep Source Formatting (K) , Merge Formatting (M) , and Keep Text Only (T) . The sub-menu can be displayed by clicking the “∇” icon in the Paste command as illustrated above. The letters M, K, and T are Microsoft Word keyboard shortcut codes that can be used to speed up command access.

B. How to Copy Paste and Cut Paste in Microsoft Word with the Mouse

Following are the standard steps for Copy Paste with the Mouse

1. Block or select text to copy

2. Klik kanan mouse, pilih "Copy" atau "Cut"

3. Place the text cursor at the desired position

4. Right click the muse, in the "Paste" section select an option

   • Keep Source Formatting  (salinan & format)
   • Merge Formatting (using the document format on the copy)
   • Text Only (only copy text)

5. Text is copied

Example: How to Copy Paste from the Internet into Word and set the Copy Format

Below is an illustration of copying a document originating from the internet into Microsoft Word and formatting it. You can see that Keep Source Formatting copies all copy data along with the format, Merge Formatting adjusts the formatting of documents and copies so that it automatically looks tidier, and Text Only only copies text.

How to Cut Copy Paste in Microsoft Word with the Mouse

To perform Cut Paste and Copy Paste commands, it can also be done using the Ribbon "Home" in the "Clipboard" command group as in section A.

C. How to Copy Paste and Cut Paste in Microsoft Word with the keyboard

To do the following steps Copy-Paste (copy text) with the keyboard.

1. Select Text, then press "Ctrl+C"

2. Enter the document, then place the cursor position

3. Tekan "Ctrl+V"

To do the following steps Cut-Paste (move text) with the keyboard.

1. Select Text, then press "Ctrl+X"

2. Enter the document, then place the cursor position

3. Tekan "Ctrl+V"

The following are the shortcut functions related to the clipboard.

• Copy: Ctrl + C
• Cut: Ctrl + X
• Paste: Ctrl + V
• Keep Source Formatting: Alt, H, V, K
• Merge Formatting: Alt, H, V, M
• Text Only: Alt, H, V, T