Text Formatting Issue

[Jas123]

Sometimes when I am using Text Edit, and some other text programs as well, the formatting that I apply gets stuck. So, every new line that I create there after, gets the same formatting.

I believe it only happens if I apply the formatting afterwards. That is, after I finish typing, I highlight the text and apply a bold or underline format.

How do I stop this? Is there a keyboard command?

 

[miles01110]

Just switch the style back to "Default" ...?

 

[GGJstudios]

Also, be aware that if you copy text from another source and paste it (Command-V) into a TextEdit document, it pastes the format, as well. To avoid this and retain the format you already have set in your document, use Edit > Paste and Match Style or Option-Shift-Command-V.

 

[mstriker]

GGJ,

Do you think you could help to paste format?

I recal that there is a button in Word/Excel in Windows that will allow you to copy format of a selected text than apply it to a new text.

Is there such a thingie on Macs (whether it is mail,pages, etc.)?

 

[GGJstudios]

GGJ,

Do you think you could help to paste format?

I recal that there is a button in Word/Excel in Windows that will allow you to copy format of a selected text than apply it to a new text.

Is there such a thingie on Macs (whether it is mail,pages, etc.)?

Whether that functionality exists really depends on the particular apps you're copying from and pasting to.

 

[interrobang]

GGJ,

Do you think you could help to paste format?

I recal that there is a button in Word/Excel in Windows that will allow you to copy format of a selected text than apply it to a new text.

Is there such a thingie on Macs (whether it is mail,pages, etc.)?

In Word 2008 and later, it's the Format painter button in the toolbar; it looks like a blue paintbrush and you click it once to copy and again to apply the style. And it only works once, so you end up clicking it a lot.

Pages uses Format > Copy Character Style and Format > Paste Style.

In Mail, it's Format > Styles > Copy Style and Format > Styles > Paste Style (at least in Mail 4.5)