[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":561},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-content":3,"download-modal-content":87,"use-case-navigation":124,"blog-post-\u002Fblog\u002Fpaste-with-formatting-mac":145},{"id":4,"extension":5,"footer":6,"meta":74,"nav":75,"stem":85,"__hash__":86},"site\u002Fdata\u002Fsite.yml","yml",{"description":7,"columns":8,"socials":55,"builtBy":72},"Pastea saves every screenshot, snippet, link, and code block you copy, then lets you search, pin, and paste it back in seconds. Your clipboard, with a memory.",[9,21,25,43],{"title":10,"links":11},"Product",[12,15,18],{"label":13,"to":14},"Features","\u002F#features",{"label":16,"to":17},"Pricing","\u002F#pricing",{"label":19,"to":20},"Updates","\u002Fchangelog",{"title":22,"source":23,"links":24},"Use cases","useCasePages",[],{"title":26,"links":27},"Navigation",[28,31,34,37,40],{"label":29,"to":30},"Home","\u002F",{"label":32,"to":33},"FAQs","\u002F#faq",{"label":35,"to":36},"Blog","\u002Fblog",{"label":38,"to":39},"Help","\u002Fhelp",{"label":41,"to":42},"Contact","\u002Fcontact",{"title":44,"links":45},"Company",[46,49,52],{"label":47,"to":48},"About","\u002Fabout",{"label":50,"to":51},"Privacy","\u002Fprivacy",{"label":53,"to":54},"Terms","\u002Fterms",[56,60,64,68],{"icon":57,"label":58,"href":59},"youtube","YouTube","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@PasteaApp",{"icon":61,"label":62,"href":63},"linkedin","LinkedIn","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fpastea",{"icon":65,"label":66,"href":67},"x","X","https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Fpasteaapp",{"icon":69,"label":70,"href":71},"instagram","Instagram","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fpasteaapp\u002F",{"label":73,"href":48},"Nexo Labs",{},{"links":76,"cta":82},[77,78,80,81],{"label":13,"to":14},{"label":22,"to":79,"source":23},"\u002F#use-cases",{"label":16,"to":17},{"label":35,"to":36},{"label":83,"to":84},"Download","\u002Fdownload","data\u002Fsite","ACmqL95diXEt9h8Qbnt3yG0J3VbAq2RNuZuPmH-jS50",{"id":88,"title":89,"automaticText":90,"closeLabel":91,"extension":5,"followLabel":92,"manualLabel":93,"meta":94,"socials":95,"stem":100,"steps":101,"__hash__":123},"downloadModal\u002Fdata\u002Fdownload-modal.yml","Set up Pastea in 4 quick steps","Your download should start automatically. If it doesn’t,","Close","Follow us","download Pastea manually.",{},[96,97,98,99],{"icon":69,"label":70,"href":71},{"icon":61,"label":62,"href":63},{"icon":65,"label":66,"href":67},{"icon":57,"label":58,"href":59},"data\u002Fdownload-modal",[102,108,113,118],{"label":103,"title":104,"text":105,"image":106,"imageAlt":107},"Step 1","Open the installer","Open Pastea.dmg from your Downloads folder","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-1.webp","",{"label":109,"title":110,"text":111,"image":112,"imageAlt":107},"Step 2","Install Pastea","Drag Pastea app into your Applications folder.","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-2.webp",{"label":114,"title":115,"text":116,"image":117,"imageAlt":107},"Step 3","Find Pastea","Open your Applications folder and search for Pastea.","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-3.webp",{"label":119,"title":120,"text":121,"image":122,"imageAlt":107},"Step 4","Open Pastea","Click the Pastea icon in your Mac’s menu bar to open the app.","\u002Fimg\u002Fdl-step-4.webp","Q1sHsBaPULfPDxaBsUNumg5sz4ttjqh5HTXAxBrY0M8",[125,130,135,140],{"path":126,"order":127,"navLabel":128,"navDescription":129},"\u002Ffor-developers","1","For Developers","Snippets, commands, and API responses on tap",{"path":131,"order":132,"navLabel":133,"navDescription":134},"\u002Ffor-designers","2","For Designers","Colors, references, and assets in reach",{"path":136,"order":137,"navLabel":138,"navDescription":139},"\u002Ffor-researchers","3","For Researchers","Quotes, sources, and notes, searchable",{"path":141,"order":142,"navLabel":143,"navDescription":144},"\u002Ffor-marketers","4","For Marketers","Campaign copy, links, and UTMs ready to go",{"id":146,"title":147,"author":148,"body":149,"category":548,"date":549,"description":550,"extension":551,"image":552,"imageQuality":553,"meta":554,"navigation":555,"path":556,"seo":557,"sitemap":558,"stem":559,"__hash__":560},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fpaste-with-formatting-mac.md","How to Paste With Formatting on Mac","Pastea Team",{"type":150,"value":151,"toc":537},"minimark",[152,168,171,180,185,188,240,257,260,264,267,291,302,305,308,312,327,330,333,341,345,365,370,373,377,380,397,400,404,407,412,420,423,455,458,466,470,473,484,487,491,494,527,530],[153,154,155,156,163,164,167],"p",{},"To paste with formatting on a Mac, start with ",[157,158,159],"strong",{},[160,161,162],"code",{},"⌘V",", or choose ",[157,165,166],{},"Edit → Paste",". Copy from a source that provides rich content and paste into an editor that supports it.",[153,169,170],{},"If the result arrives as plain text, the shortcut may be fine. The source, a clipboard utility, or the destination may have stripped the formatting. Work through those three places before changing system settings.",[153,172,173,174,179],{},"This guide is for keeping the source's style. If you want the opposite, use our ",[175,176,178],"a",{"href":177},"\u002Fblog\u002Fpaste-without-formatting-mac","paste without formatting guide",".",[181,182,184],"h2",{"id":183},"choose-the-right-paste-operation","Choose the right paste operation",[153,186,187],{},"These commands can all insert the same words while producing different results.",[189,190,191,204],"table",{},[192,193,194],"thead",{},[195,196,197,201],"tr",{},[198,199,200],"th",{},"Operation",[198,202,203],{},"What you are asking the app to do",[205,206,207,216,224,232],"tbody",{},[195,208,209,213],{},[210,211,212],"td",{},"Paste",[210,214,215],{},"Insert supported content from the clipboard, potentially including source styling",[195,217,218,221],{},[210,219,220],{},"Paste and Match Style",[210,222,223],{},"Adapt the insertion to the surrounding destination style",[195,225,226,229],{},[210,227,228],{},"Paste without formatting or Paste text only",[210,230,231],{},"Insert text without the original rich styling",[195,233,234,237],{},[210,235,236],{},"Paste as an image, where available",[210,238,239],{},"Preserve a visual appearance as a picture rather than editable text",[153,241,242,243,245,246,249,250,256],{},"Apple documents ",[160,244,162],{}," for normal Paste and ",[160,247,248],{},"⌥⇧⌘V"," for Paste and Match Style in its ",[175,251,255],{"href":252,"rel":253},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.apple.com\u002Fen-us\u002F102553",[254],"nofollow","Mac copy-and-paste instructions",". The names and extra commands still depend on the destination app.",[153,258,259],{},"There is no universal shortcut that forces every Mac app to preserve every detail of a copied document. The destination needs to understand the representation the source supplied.",[181,261,263],{"id":262},"keep-formatting-in-pages","Keep formatting in Pages",[153,265,266],{},"In Pages:",[268,269,270,277,280,288],"ol",{},[271,272,273,274,179],"li",{},"Select the source text and press ",[160,275,276],{},"⌘C",[271,278,279],{},"Click the destination paragraph.",[271,281,282,283,285,286,179],{},"Choose ",[157,284,166],{},", or press ",[160,287,162],{},[271,289,290],{},"Inspect links, lists, spacing, and emphasis.",[153,292,293,294,299,300,179],{},"Apple's ",[175,295,298],{"href":296,"rel":297},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.apple.com\u002Fguide\u002Fpages\u002Ftan6f943622b\u002Fmac",[254],"Pages guide"," explicitly distinguishes pasting text with its current formatting from ",[157,301,220],{},[153,303,304],{},"If you want the style from a nearby paragraph instead, matching style is useful. It is just a different goal from retaining the original source.",[153,306,307],{},"A practical test: create a short line with one bold word and one link in a rich document. Copy it directly into a new Pages document. If that works, repeat with the source that caused the problem. The difference tells you whether the source is supplying something Pages can use.",[181,309,311],{"id":310},"use-normal-paste-in-google-docs","Use normal Paste in Google Docs",[153,313,314,315,317,318,321,322,179],{},"Google lists ",[160,316,162],{}," for Paste and ",[160,319,320],{},"⇧⌘V"," for Paste without formatting on Mac in its ",[175,323,326],{"href":324,"rel":325},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fanswer\u002F179738",[254],"Docs keyboard shortcuts",[153,328,329],{},"Click inside the editable document body and use normal Paste. Make sure you are editing the document rather than typing into a comment, search field, or another browser control.",[153,331,332],{},"If a global clipboard shortcut intercepts your key combination, compare the menu command with the keyboard action. A shortcut conflict can change what happens without changing the clipboard itself.",[153,334,335,336,340],{},"Docs may still interpret the incoming content differently from the original app. Inspect tables, nested lists, and links after transfer. For a problem specifically involving stripped formatting, our ",[175,337,339],{"href":338},"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-docs-paste-without-formatting-mac","Google Docs plain-text paste guide"," explains the neighboring commands and shortcut conflicts.",[181,342,344],{"id":343},"check-outlooks-paste-option","Check Outlook's paste option",[153,346,347,348,351,352,355,356,359,360,179],{},"In Outlook for Mac, the paste control beside newly pasted content can offer ",[157,349,350],{},"Keep Source Formatting",", ",[157,353,354],{},"Match Destination Formatting",", or ",[157,357,358],{},"Keep Text Only",". Microsoft describes these choices in its ",[175,361,364],{"href":362,"rel":363},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Foutlook\u002Fformat-email-messages-in-outlook-for-mac",[254],"Outlook for Mac formatting guide",[153,366,282,367,369],{},[157,368,350],{}," when the source styling is the goal. Check that the message supports rich formatting before expecting fonts or images to survive.",[153,371,372],{},"This is particularly useful for a signature: the visible words can look correct while the link target, line spacing, or logo has changed. Send yourself a draft test if appearance in email matters. The editor preview alone does not tell you how every recipient's mail client will render it.",[181,374,376],{"id":375},"why-a-plain-text-destination-cannot-keep-a-font","Why a plain-text destination cannot keep a font",[153,378,379],{},"A plain-text field accepts characters, not a source font or paragraph style. Terminal, a plain-text editor, and many form fields are therefore useful places to paste text but poor tests of whether a rich copy survived.",[153,381,382,383,386,387,390,391,396],{},"TextEdit can work with both rich text and plain text. For a rich-text test, create a new document and inspect the ",[157,384,385],{},"Format"," menu. If it offers ",[157,388,389],{},"Make Rich Text",", the document is currently plain text; switching it gives you a rich-text destination for a fresh copy. Apple's ",[175,392,395],{"href":393,"rel":394},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.apple.com\u002Fguide\u002Ftextedit\u002Ftxtee6663a0e\u002Fmac",[254],"TextEdit guide"," covers these document formats.",[153,398,399],{},"Switching an already-pasted plain-text paragraph to rich text does not recreate its original font or link metadata. Copy again from the rich source after preparing the destination.",[181,401,403],{"id":402},"find-where-the-formatting-disappears","Find where the formatting disappears",[153,405,406],{},"Think of the transfer as three boundaries:",[153,408,409],{},[157,410,411],{},"Source selection → clipboard representation → destination interpretation.",[153,413,293,414,419],{},[175,415,418],{"href":416,"rel":417},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.apple.com\u002Fdocumentation\u002Fappkit\u002Fnspasteboard",[254],"NSPasteboard documentation"," explains that applications exchange typed data through the pasteboard. Your visible selection and the data offered for paste are related, but they are not the same thing.",[153,421,422],{},"Use this diagnostic order:",[268,424,425,431,437,443,449],{},[271,426,427,430],{},[157,428,429],{},"Copy directly from the source."," Avoid passing the material through a plain-text field first.",[271,432,433,436],{},[157,434,435],{},"Paste normally into a rich-text document."," A plain-text destination cannot test style retention.",[271,438,439,442],{},[157,440,441],{},"Try the destination's menu."," This removes uncertainty about the shortcut you pressed.",[271,444,445,448],{},[157,446,447],{},"Pause optional formatting utilities."," Test one change at a time.",[271,450,451,454],{},[157,452,453],{},"Copy again after changing a setting."," A fresh copy removes uncertainty about an earlier conversion.",[153,456,457],{},"Common examples are easy to miss. Copying a URL from the address bar is different from copying linked text in a document. Copying Markdown characters does not require a destination to render them as rich text. Moving content through a plain-text note can remove metadata before the final paste ever happens.",[153,459,460,461,465],{},"If you maintain a Raycast extension that transforms copied content, see our ",[175,462,464],{"href":463},"\u002Fblog\u002Fraycast-clipboard-api-preserve-formatting","guide to preserving HTML with the Clipboard API",". Reading text and writing a string back is a deliberate text conversion, even if the source started rich.",[181,467,469],{"id":468},"pasting-from-a-clipboard-manager","Pasting from a clipboard manager",[153,471,472],{},"History tools can offer both normal and plain-text paste. Check which action you selected and whether the app has a preference that prioritizes plain text.",[153,474,475,476,479,480,483],{},"Pastea's ",[175,477,478],{"href":20},"changelog"," documents normal paste with Return and plain-text paste with ",[160,481,482],{},"⌘Return",". For styling, choose normal paste and test the receiving app. A normal action cannot restore source formats that were absent from the captured copy.",[153,485,486],{},"If the same historical item repeatedly pastes correctly into Pages but loses styling in another destination, that comparison is useful evidence about the destination. If both fail while a fresh direct copy works, inspect the saved item and your history tool's paste action.",[181,488,490],{"id":489},"decide-what-must-survive","Decide what must survive",[153,492,493],{},"Before sending an important result, check the specific details that matter:",[495,496,497,503,509,515,521],"ul",{},[271,498,499,502],{},[157,500,501],{},"Links:"," click through or inspect the destination, not just the blue underline.",[271,504,505,508],{},[157,506,507],{},"Lists:"," check nesting and numbering.",[271,510,511,514],{},[157,512,513],{},"Tables:"," check rows, columns, and cell order.",[271,516,517,520],{},[157,518,519],{},"Fonts and spacing:"," confirm readability in the destination.",[271,522,523,526],{},[157,524,525],{},"Exact appearance:"," consider a PDF or image if editable text is unnecessary.",[153,528,529],{},"For a quote, the words and attribution may matter more than the original font. For a signature, links and layout may matter more. Choosing the requirement makes troubleshooting much faster.",[153,531,532,533,536],{},"If you also need to retrieve the styled material after copying other things, ",[175,534,535],{"href":30},"Pastea"," keeps a searchable history on your Mac. Keep the rich source available until you have checked the destination; history is useful recovery, not a guarantee that every app will interpret a paste identically.",{"title":107,"searchDepth":538,"depth":538,"links":539},2,[540,541,542,543,544,545,546,547],{"id":183,"depth":538,"text":184},{"id":262,"depth":538,"text":263},{"id":310,"depth":538,"text":311},{"id":343,"depth":538,"text":344},{"id":375,"depth":538,"text":376},{"id":402,"depth":538,"text":403},{"id":468,"depth":538,"text":469},{"id":489,"depth":538,"text":490},"Guides","2026-10-18","Keep fonts, links, emphasis, and lists when pasting on Mac. Use normal Paste, check rich-text destinations, and find where formatting is being stripped.","md","\u002Fimg\u002Fpaste-with-formatting-mac-watercolor-2400x1264.webp","78",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fpaste-with-formatting-mac",{"title":147,"description":550},{"loc":556},"blog\u002Fpaste-with-formatting-mac","eWg3h5VC4kqL9_dSfQNeqFnYOYEVe3VKWWnv9UWrNn4",1792291033398]