Setting the Paste Special dialog box options

Setting the Paste Special dialog box options

Use the Paste Special dialog box to specify formatting options for text that you paste from other applications or for text that you paste from within Dreamweaver.

To complete the Paste Special dialog box:

  1. Select one of the following:

    Text Only lets you paste unformatted text. If the original text is formatted, all formatting, including line breaks and paragraphs, will be removed.

    Text with Structure lets you paste text that retains structure, but does not retain basic formatting. For example, you can paste text and retain the structure of paragraphs, lists, and tables, without retaining bold, italics, and other formatting.

    Text with Structure Plus Basic Formatting lets you paste both structured and simple HTML-formatted text (e.g., paragraphs and tables, as well as text formatted with the b, i, u, strong, em, hr, abbr, or acronym tag).

    Text with Structure Plus Full Formatting lets you paste text that retains all structure, HTML formatting, and CSS styles.

  2. Select Retain Line Breaks to retain line breaks in pasted text.

    This option is disabled if you have selected Text Only.

  3. Select Clean Up Word Paragraph Spacing if you selected Text with Structure or Text with Structure Plus Basic Formatting, and want to eliminate extra space between paragraphs when you paste your text.
  4. If you want, you can set default options for pasting from other applications by clicking Paste Preferences, selecting the appropriate options, and clicking OK.
  5. Click OK.


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