Issue with 'Insert Text from File' in Word: Losing Original Font Formatting

Stefan Blom · #1 12-02-2024, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ADAL

In the original document, all text is under the "Normal" style. However, the "Normal" style in the original document is different from the "Normal" style defined in the new document (which, by the way, is an empty document).

In addition, the original document includes character-level formatting that is not defined within the style itself. These individual formatting changes are also being lost during the import.

Another interesting detail is that footnotes do retain their original font from the source document. However, if I copy and paste the text using "Keep Source Formatting," the text is imported correctly, except for the footnotes, which get their font changed.

Which paste options have you selected at File > Options > Advanced? Here, I am using the defaults and I get the expected end result, both with pasting and with the Insert File dialog box.

ADAL · #2 12-02-2024, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Blom

Which paste options have you selected at File > Options > Advanced? Here, I am using the defaults and I get the expected end result, both with pasting and with the Insert File dialog box.

hi, as i wrote before all paste options are selected like "Keep source formatting", And until 3 weeks ago, it worked fine for me too.

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