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Copy and paste from MS Word
 

Don't do it

When you copy text from MS Word the clipboard contains Word-ish formatting.  These are characters that are not displayed - they are hidden.

When you paste it into a content item using a WYSIWYG editor like JCE, the hidden formatting elements are also pasted into your Joomla article. 

Once in a while it works, but you can count on your site looking odd.

You want your site's content to look similar with the same formatting from one article/page to another. 

Instead, do the following...


It involves extra steps, and a bit more time, but the results are more consistent (for your site's visitors).

  1. Highlight the text in MS Word
  2. Copy the text (Ctrl-C) to the clipboard
  3. Open Note Pad
  4. Paste the text into Note Pad (Ctrl-V)
  5. Highlight the text in Note Pad (Ctrl-A)
  6. Copy it into the clipboard - again - (Ctrl-C)
  7. Then paste it into the WYSIWYG editor (Ctrl-V)

Now you'll have to do the formatting again.  Be sure to use the drop down format selector in the editor for better and more consistent results.

After you do this a few times, it will become second hand and go quickly.




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