Difference between "paste" and "paste as plain text"?
While pasting text there is two options 'paste' and 'paste as a plain text'. What is the difference between both?
Answer:
"Paste" and "Paste as Plain Text" are commands typically found in the context menus or toolbars of software programs where text editing is a primary function, such as word processors (Microsoft Word, Google Docs), email clients, or code editors.
TLDR; “Paste” option retains the formatting such as color, font-type, size, hyperlinks etc. of the copied text, while “paste as plain text” option will only paste the characters without any formatting.
Let’s understand this in more detail-
Paste: This is a standard function used to insert data from the clipboard into your document or application. When you copy or cut text from a document (or any other place), it is stored on your computer's clipboard. When you choose to "Paste," it inserts the copied or cut content from the clipboard into your document at the current cursor position.
But it's not just the text that is copied. Any formatting the text had in its original location -- such as font type, size, color, hyperlinks, bold or italics styling, bullet or numbered lists, etc. -- is also copied. This means that when you paste the text into a new location, it will retain this formatting, and look and behave the same way it did in its original location (as far as the target application supports those formatting features).
Paste as Plain Text: This command also inserts the copied or cut content from your clipboard into your document at the current cursor position. However, it removes all formatting that was associated with the text in its original location.
This means that font type, size, color, bold or italics, bullet points, hyperlinks, and other such elements are all stripped away. The pasted text is converted to plain text, fitting seamlessly into your document without carrying over any original styling. This is useful when you want the text content but not the original formatting, especially when the original formatting does not match or interferes with the style of the document you are pasting into.
I hope this answers your question. Let me know if you need further help.
