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Tip copy / paste in Microsoft Outlook

In the following article, TipsMake.com will guide you how to copy and paste text in Outlook without losing the available format.

QuanTriMang.com - In the following article, TipsMake.com will guide you how to copy and paste text in Outlook without losing the available format .

Change the options of Copy and Paste function

This works well on Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007, and 2010 versions . But only applies to emails edited in HTML or Rich Text format. Open the main interface of Outlook, select Tools > Options :

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Select the Mail Format > Editor Options tab :

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Select the Advanced tab in the left window:

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Scroll down a little, and you'll see the cut options, copy, and paste. In the respective sections, select the drop-down list and Match Destination Formatting to preserve the text format:

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Or use the options at Use smart cut and paste :

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Basically this is done, from now on you can copy the text from where to email in Outlook, the original format will never change:

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The above is a little trick but sometimes helps users a lot in the presentation of documents with Microsoft Outlook. Good luck!

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Update 25 May 2019