When pasting copied text into Word, it is very annoying when Word tries to format the text as it looked in the original source.
You can change your Word settings so that by default you can only paste unformatted text.
Reformatting pasted texts in Word is frustrating and time-consuming. You can compare Word documents to make editing a bit easier, however, there are various ways to paste certain texts into Word without the format from the original source. You can use the key combination Ctrl + Shift + V. You can also right-click into your document and pick the "Keep Text only" icon to insert the copied text without format.
Now, whenever you paste a text into Word, the format will automatically be deleted and only the unformatted text will appear in your document and you don't need to waste any more time on reformatting pasted texts. For more tips on saving time working in Word, check out our articles on how to create word templates or how to create your own shortcuts in Word.