Title: Plain text paste default
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plain text paste default

 *  [besson3c](https://wordpress.org/support/users/besson3c/)
 * (@besson3c)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plain-text-paste-default/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m finding that more often than not the TinyMCE behavior of preserving HTML 
   styles during a paste is more trouble than it is worth for my users. Is it possible
   to change the default paste behavior so that it simply pastes as plain vanilla
   text, and then to perhaps provide a separate TinyMCE icon for those that want
   some sort of rich text/styles preserving paste?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plain-text-paste-default/#post-1135442)
 * It’s already available. It’s called the HTML tab.
 *  Thread Starter [besson3c](https://wordpress.org/support/users/besson3c/)
 * (@besson3c)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plain-text-paste-default/#post-1135535)
 * Yeah, I know that works, but that requires training my users to do this. I was
   wondering if there was a way to force plain text using the WYSIWYG editor?

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 * Last reply from: [besson3c](https://wordpress.org/support/users/besson3c/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plain-text-paste-default/#post-1135535)
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