Those option settings are relevant when your copy source is a Word document.


It sounds like you are copying from a browser window rather than Word so I would assume that the Merge Formatting/Keep Source Formatting options are not applicable in that instance.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Thank you all for your input. Unfortunately, it still doesn't work. "Guessed" is correct - I am copying from a browser - Internet Explorer. Are there any other suggestions?

If you want a form that should work properly in Word, you will have to create it in Word, for example by using content controls or using "Filling in forms" protection with legacy form fields.

Alternatively, if you just want the visual appearance of a form (no fancy stuff), you can create it with table cells. Just add and remove borders as required.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

I have already created the forms in Word to mimic the forms that are online. In the previous versions of Word, I have been able to just copy the form into word and keep the same formatting etc. I do this so that I can manually make changes to it. Any other suggestions?