But you can take it easy as the clear formatting tool of Microsoft word comes in very handy. You can solve the problem with just one click. So, from this article, let’s learn how to clear formatting in word on both windows and mac.
How to Clear Formatting in Word
If you haven’t copied and pasted the texts from the internet yet, you can avoid pasting them in the original format. After copying, you can choose your pasting option to Keep Text Only. It will paste in the normal format and you won’t have to worry about clearing the format.However, if you wish to clear the format of the existing texts on the word file, you can do it from the Home Tab. You can simply select the text and click on the clear formatting icon. Besides, there are various ways you can remove formatting. Find it out below.
Style Pane
If you wish to remove formatting for only a specific paragraph, you can do it from the Style pane of the Home Tab. Find out the various steps for Windows, Mac, and Web below.
On Windows
On Mac
On Web
Home Tab
If you don’t want to keep selecting and removing the formatting one by one, you can clear all formatting at once. A single click on the clear formatting icon on the home tab will remove all. Find out the steps for Windows and Mac below.
On Windows
On Mac
Keyboard Shortcut
You can also use the keyboard shortcut for clearing formats to save time. I have mentioned the shortcut keys to clear different levels of formatting for the WIndows below.
Clear Character-Level Formatting
You can clear only character-level formatting such as font size, bold, and italic without changing the paragraph formatting. Find out the steps below.
Clear Paragraph-Level Formatting
If you wish to clear paragraph formatting but keep the character format, enter the given keyboard shortcuts.
Clear Both Level Formatting
If you want to clear both formattings at once by simply entering the keyboard shortcuts, follow the steps below.
Use Notepad or TextEdit
Another alternative way to clear formatting is using Notepad on Windows and TextEdit on Mac. Although it is a bit more time-consuming than the methods mentioned above, it is very easy and effective. You can simply copy-paste back and forth and repeat. Follow the given steps.
Using Notepad
For Windows users, you can use the default notepad as it is easy to use. Check out the given steps to clear formatting using Notepad.
Using TextEdit
Similar to Notepad, there is TextEdit on Mac. You can use it to clear formatting on the word. Here are the steps.
