Paste content from Microsoft Word into a Rich Text field

Current version: 8.1

If you prefer writing in Microsoft Word, you can write your content in Microsoft Word first and then paste it onto your website. You simply copy your text from Microsoft Word and insert the text in a field by pressing CTRL+V on your keyboard.

If you need to paste the content from Microsoft Word into a Rich Text field, you need to use the Paste Word functionality that is available in the Rich Text Editor.

Important

When you paste your Microsoft Word content into the Rich Text Editor, all the formatting is removed. For example, you lose the text font and size.

To paste content from Word into a Rich Text field:

  1. In Word, select and copy all the text that you want to paste into a Rich Text field in Sitecore.

  2. In Sitecore, navigate to the item that you want to edit and do one of the following:

    • From the Content Editor – in the content area, locate the Rich Text field that you want to edit and click Show editor.

    • From the Experience Editor – click the Rich Text field that you want to edit and in the floating toolbar, click Edit text .

  3. Click Paste Word  to insert the text into the Rich Text Editor.

  4. When you are finished editing in the Rich Text Editor, click Accept to save your changes.

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