When you paste, do you see a paste icon (clipboard) next to the pasted text? If so, click it and you should see a radio button that says
Keep source formatting.
If you don't see that box then click the
Office Button 
upper left, and then click
Word Options at the bottom. When the menu shows up, click
Advanced, and then in the
Cut, copy, and paste section select the
Show Paste Options buttons check box. Click
OK. and you should be able to get that option when you paste text.