Summary
The Smart cut and paste functionality is used to adjust the formatting for text or objects that are cut or copied and then pasted into a Word document.
The Smart cut and paste option is on by default. To clear or set this option, click Options on the Tools menu, click the Edit tab, and then click to clear or select the Smart cut and paste check box. If you want to specify default pasting options for the Smart cut and paste feature, click Settings. You can set default options for Microsoft Word or specify custom settings. This article describes the seven options in the Settings dialog box.More Information
There are seven choices in the Individual options section in the Settings dialog box. The following table lists these options and explains how they work.
Adjust sentence and word spacing automatically |
Adjusts spaces between words after a paste. Removes extra spaces when deleting text or adds spaces when pasting text from the clipboard. |
Adjust paragraph spacing on paste |
Preserves paragraph spacing when pasting text to prevent empty paragraphs or inconsistent paragraph spacing. |
Adjust table formatting and alignment on paste |
Controls paste options for formatting and aligning tables.
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Smart style behavior |
Controls style conflicts in a document. Styles are handled consistently when the style in the document you are pasting from has the same name as a style in the document you are pasting to. The Paste options allow you to choose between keeping the formatting and matching the formatting of the destination document. |
Merge formatting when pasting from Microsoft PowerPoint |
Controls the results when pasting from Microsoft PowerPoint.
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Adjust formatting when pasting from Microsoft Excel |
Controls pasting results when pasting data from Excel. The default is to paste the data in a table in the Word document. When pasting an Excel chart, it is pasted as a picture (uses less disk space) rather than as an OLE object. Link and embed options are still available. |
Merge pasted lists with surrounding lists |
Controls formatting of pasted list. List items will be formatted like the surrounding lists by default. The paste options allow you to change the formatting of the list when pasting. |