#Keyboard shortcut for pasting text how to#
#Keyboard shortcut for pasting text code#

I very likely cribbed the timer routine (that decides whether Ctrl+ V twice in quick enough succession) from a generous AutoHotkey expert, but am unable to give them their due credit now. The default Ctrl + V (or Cmd + V on a Mac) shortcut pastes textual content with all its unique markup. 2 & xdotool type 'Linux Mint'' The command above will paste the text: Linux Mint - each time the key is pressed. To paste only the text, without formatting you need to go to edit - paste special - values you may be able to set up a macro to paste values only, but i know of no other shortcut. The ribbon method requires more steps than the keyboard shortcuts however, it offers more customization options for pasting.

#Keyboard shortcut for pasting text how to#

How to Use the Ribbon to Cut, Copy, and Paste. Your text or image should now be pasted into the new location in your document. In this example we are interested in pasting simple text which makes the command simpler: bash -c 'sleep. i use ctrl+c to copy and ctrl+v to paste. Press the keyboard shortcut: Paste: Ctrl + V. Please consult the AutoHotkey docs for details on how this works. Finally we need to build a command which is going to paste predefined text each time when a keyboard key is pressed.

#Keyboard shortcut for pasting text code#

But if you want a separate shortcut such as Ctrl+ Shift+ V, follow the shortcut definition line with the portion of the code beginning with beginning on the line after CopyUnformattedFromClipboardand continuing through and including the next Return (delete everything else). QuickTextPaste is a free tool to insert or paste pre-defined text using keyboard shortcut, in Windows. My particular shortcut is Ctl+v pressed twice in very quick succession, just because I find it easier to remember than a combo like Ctrl+ Shift+ V. Note that this script preserves the original content of the Windows clipboard so that you can still paste formatted text if you need it elsewhere or change your mind. The code excerpt below shows how I'm currently doing it in AutoHotkey.

AutoHotkey is great for the purpose, if you need or might use it for other reasons as well. This program also allows you to run commands and programs via keyboard shortcut. I found this page, because I was looking again to check if Word offered a simple way to paste plain text, instead that's quicker than Ctrl-V (or Shift-Ins) to paste, then Ctrl, then wait a second, then press T to convert to plain text. Quick paste text is a small freeware program that allows you to insert (paste) quickly predefined text in any Windows applications via keyboard shortcut. But I'm with a general solution for that works throughout Windows is even better. I'm a fairly heavy keyboard shortcut user and that's a new one for me. Resari's Word-specific, one-step shortcut is much better than having to learn and execute a sequence of keypresses every time you need to paste unformatted text.