Is there a way I can get or retain formatting without paragraph mark? I could get the input rtf while copying the text from word in my application and found that the font Courier New, 10 with which the text was created was missing in the rtf not having the para mark. please find the rtfs attached below with & without the para mark copied. I understand that without the font details there is nothing we can do but is there an alternative because we cannot force clients to copy content with para mark. They should be able to copy any piece of text from the word document.

Rtf of the text copied with paragraph mark:

{\rtf1\adeflang1025\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1\adeff3150 7\deff0\stshfdbch31506\stshfloch31506\stshfhich315 06\stshfbi31507\deflang1033\deflangfe1033\themelan g1033\themelangfe0\themelangcs0{\fonttbl{\f0\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\f2\fbidi \fmodern\fcharset0\fprq1{\*\panose 02070309020205020404}Courier New;}
{\f2\fbidi \fmodern\fcharset0\fprq1{\*\panose 02070309020205020404}Courier New;}

{\rtlch\fcs1 \af2 \ltrch\fcs0 \cf18\insrsid3284070 "Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"=""
\par }



Rtf of the text copied without paragraph mark:

{\rtf1\adeflang1025\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1\adeff3150 7\deff0\stshfdbch31506\stshfloch31506\stshfhich315 06\stshfbi31507\deflang1033\deflangfe1033\themelan g1033\themelangfe0\themelangcs0{\fonttbl{\f0\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\f0\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}

{\rtlch\fcs1
\af31507 \ltrch\fcs0 \cf17\insrsid3284070 "Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"=""}

I have pasted the rtfs in fragments where font details and text copied is captured above. Please find the complete rtfs attached for reference and give your inputs on if something can be done to retain the formatting?

Attached Files

	clipboard_with_para.txt (41.4 KB, 8 views)
	clipborad_without_para.txt (40.2 KB, 8 views)

If you want to retain character formatting, you can do so using a character style. Such a style can be applied to a text range smaller than a paragraph.

By the way, I noticed that you had posted a similar question in the Microsoft Community. Cross-posting should be used carefully. It is a good idea to let posters know that you have posted elsewhere too.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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