Clear formatting in Pages

Word has a very simple way to clear the formatting of copied text. Paste -> Highlight -> Clear Formatting.

How does one do this in Pages please?

Posted on Mar 24, 2019 10:30 AM

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PeterBreis0807

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Posted on Mar 24, 2019 5:13 PM

Menu > Edit > Paste and Match Style

Select the text and double click the Style name you want to force onto the text.

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PeterBreis0807

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Mar 24, 2019 5:13 PM in response to alevynyc

Menu > Edit > Paste and Match Style

Select the text and double click the Style name you want to force onto the text.

VikingOSX

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Mar 24, 2019 10:43 AM in response to alevynyc

Pages is not a Word clone, so not only is there no Paste -> Highlight -> Clear Formatting, there is no counterpart. Pages does not have a clue about HTML/CSS syntax, whereas Word does. Your clear formatting solution in Pages is to Edit : Undo (Paste).

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Clear formatting in Pages