When I copy and paste onto an email outlook does not keep source formatting. I have been through so many options screens. How do I keep the source formatting intact?

Anonymous
2023-05-01T15:00:25+00:00

When I copy and paste onto an email outlook does not keep source formatting. I have been through so many options screens. How do I keep the source formatting intact? For instance I'll copy an excel file and paste it and it only come out as plain text . This wasn't an issue until I came into work today.

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Anonymous
2024-05-03T20:05:00+00:00

Hey everyone,

I may have a small workaround that I just discovered. I tested it out twice, but it seems to have worked for me so far, please let me know if you also have success or not. So, I typically copy my messages in color similar to the one displayed by Ornelaks in this thread. I decided (out of random curiosity) to use the copy and paste function within outlook to see if it would paste and keep the color formatting.

The first two tries of using copy and paste, I used the keyboard shortcut and the left click of the mouse. THEN, I used the the copy and paste icon located in the top left corner of outlook to paste it, and VIOLA! It kept all the color in the formatting. I hope this is helpful to you all (until it stops working again), but let me know if this is helpful!

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T15:20:23+00:00

    I am having this same issue and it is a nightmare! I use the same emails repeatedly and they are color-coded. I also have to use the web-based outlook because I have so many different groups and contacts that never function properly with the dekstop app. Any help at all on this is appreciated!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-01T20:58:15+00:00

    I am having this same issue and would like it resolved. I cannot delete the program or update it since my this email account is owned by my job. Any guidance would be appreciated.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-01T18:16:24+00:00

    Recent issue for me. Formatting does not stay when I try to copy/paste from word to Outlook web.

    What I copy:

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    What gets pasted on outlook web:

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-25T20:26:57+00:00

    I use the new version of Microsoft Outlook for emailing. Because I use the same email for a lot of different people, I am accustom to copying the previous

    email (which has a lot of different color printing) and pasting it on the next email and just changing the name on the email. It was very simple. I just highlighted the previous email, copied it and on the next email to another person, pasting the email and it was exactly the same except for the person name. Now the pasted email is all black lettering, no color as the original.

    Thanks,

    Mike

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