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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Pasting Contents in Special Formats</title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3620715"><bookmark_value>clipboard;pasting formatted/unformatted text</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>inserting;clipboard options</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>pasting;formatted/unformatted text</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>text formats;pasting</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>formats;pasting in special formats</bookmark_value>
</bookmark><comment>mw changed "pasting;..." and "clipboard;..." and added two index entries</comment>
<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10725" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="NEW"><variable id="pasting"><link href="text/shared/guide/pasting.xhp">Pasting Contents in Special Formats</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10743" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Contents that are stored on the clipboard can be pasted into your document using different formats. In %PRODUCTNAME you can choose how to paste the contents using a dialog or a drop-down icon.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10746" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The available options depend on the contents of the clipboard.</paragraph>

<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3144547360" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">In Writer text documents, you can press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command+Option</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl+Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Shift+V to paste the contents of the clipboard as unformatted text.</paragraph>

<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10749" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Pasting clipboard contents using an icon menu</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10750" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Click the arrow next to the <emph>Paste</emph> icon on the Standard Bar to open the menu.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10758" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Select one of the options.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1075B" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If you do not like the result, click the <emph>Undo</emph> icon and then paste again with another option.</paragraph>

<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10762" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Pasting clipboard contents using a dialog</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10769" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste special</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10771" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Select one of the options and click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10774" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If you are in a spreadsheet and the contents of the clipboard are spreadsheet cells, then a different <emph>Paste Special</emph> dialog appears. Use the <emph>Paste Special</emph> dialog to copy cells using basic or advanced options.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1077E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">
<emph>Transpose</emph>: swaps the rows and the columns of the cell range to be pasted.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10785" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">
<emph>Link</emph>: pastes the cell range as a link. If the source file changes, the pasted cells change also.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1078C" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The other options are explained in the help, when you call the <link href="text/shared/01/02070000.xhp">Paste Special</link> dialog from within %PRODUCTNAME Calc.<comment>UFI: the text is switched to "Calc" there.</comment></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN107BA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/01/02070000.xhp">Paste Special</link></paragraph>
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