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Pasting Content from Microsoft Word into WebSite Tonight

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Last Updated: May 31, 2011 1:18 PM

If you copy and paste content from a Microsoft® Word® document into WebSite Tonight®, the content might include formatting from the original document that you can't see or modify. This can cause the content, whether it's HTML or just text, to display incorrectly.

With WebSite Tonight, you can paste clean content or remove Microsoft Word formatting from content so it displays correctly.

However, this might clear elements such as fonts and bulleted lists. You can still format your text, though. WebSite Tonight lets you select from several fonts, and you can also apply formatting such as lists.

Clearing Microsoft Word Formatting from WebSite Tonight

If you pasted content into WebSite Tonight from Microsoft Word and it doesn't display correctly, don't worry. You don't need to delete it. When you paste content into a content block, you can still clear formatting that can cause the content to display incorrectly.

To Clear Microsoft Word Formatting in WebSite Tonight

  1. Log in to your WebSite Tonight account.
  2. From the Design menu, click Page Designer.
  3. If necessary, from the Page list, select the page where you want to clear formatting from content.
  4. Click the block where you want to remove formatting from content. Blocks are outlined in blue.
  5. Use your cursor to highlight the content you copied from your Word document.
  6. Go to the Clear menu (), and then select Clear MS Word formatting.
  7. The formatting clears from your content.

Pasting from Microsoft Word into WebSite Tonight

WebSite Tonight lets you paste content from Microsoft Word without including formatting that can cause the content to display incorrectly.

To Paste from Microsoft Word into WebSite Tonight

  1. Copy the content from your Microsoft Word document.
  2. Log in to your WebSite Tonight account.
  3. From the Design menu, select Page Designer.
  4. If necessary, from the Page list, select the page where you want to add content.
  5. Click the block where you want to add content. Blocks are outlined in blue.
  6. Position your cursor where you want to place content.
  7. Go to the Paste menu (), and then select one of the following:
    • Paste from MS Word — Pastes content while preserving formatting, if possible.
    • Paste from MS Word, clear font — Pastes content while clearing the font you selected in Word.
  8. The content box displays.
  9. Enter your content in the content box, and then click Paste.
  10. Your content displays in the content block.