If you prefer the old-style Paste Special dialog, you can also paste via the keyboard shortcut CTRL+ALT+V.
In Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016, hovering over an option will automatically preview the formatting results. You can now choose how Outlook should format your pasted text. Pasting options icon in Outlook 2007 (left) and Outlook 2010/2013/2016 (right). Paste OptionsĪ quick way to change the formatting of pasted text is to click on the paste icon that becomes available at the bottom of the pasted text directly after pasting. However, looking up and changing the default paste settings is quite easy. There are several paste options in Outlook, with different default settings, which can make the default behavior a bit unpredictable and still requires you to change the formatting afterwards. How can I control the formatting of my pasted text?
Similarly, when I have some carefully formatted text from Word and paste that into a new message, a lot of formatting is lost or messed up. Whenever I copy something from another email or application such as an Internet page and paste that in my message, the formatting never really blends in with what I have already.
