Guy Burns

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Q: How to remove background colour?

Sometimes I copy info from a website and I end up with a background colour that I can't get rid of in TextEdit other than converting to plain text.

Example: go to http://dpreview.com/, copy some text, and paste in TextEdit. It arrives with a black background.

How do I get rid of the background and just leave the text?

Posted on Aug 23, 2011 7:19 PM

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A:

Here's what I just discovered:

Select the text with the colored background.

Go to Font > Remove Style.

Done.

Posted on Jul 11, 2013 11:45 AM

Q: How to remove background colour?

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by Guy Burns,

Guy Burns May 31, 2015 8:23 PM in response to Guy Burns
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May 31, 2015 8:23 PM in response to Guy Burns

Within iText Express, one easy solution is to apply a Style from the Style option in the Option Bar.
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by Steven J. H.,

Steven J. H. Sep 7, 2015 1:30 PM in response to Guy Burns
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Sep 7, 2015 1:30 PM in response to Guy Burns

I found a method that worked great on Word for Mac 2011:

Highlight the text and press control + spacebar.

The formatting disappears. I couldn't find any option under any menus that worked, in spite of the suggestions of the other people who posted here.

I hope this helps.
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by DonaldGudehus,

DonaldGudehus Sep 7, 2015 4:20 PM in response to Steven J. H.
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Sep 7, 2015 4:20 PM in response to Steven J. H.

Another method would be to convert the document to *.txt and then convert back.
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by 4297662,

4297662 Dec 12, 2015 1:23 PM in response to Guy Burns
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Dec 12, 2015 1:23 PM in response to Guy Burns
The easiest, quickest, way to remove background color from pasted text is to:
Create a "style" that you like
Select the offensive text, and apply your new style.
Another nice benefit of creating your own STYLE, is that you can adjust the line height and line spacing (this usually improves poorly conceived internet typography immensely).
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