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Pasting text from another source

1. Once you are in the editor you can type text directly or import text from another source (eg. Word document, web page or email).

2. To copy text from another source, access the source document (eg. Word document), and copy the text (ctrl + C).

3. Access the OpenCms text editor and press the paste as plain text button, highlighted below.

4. Next, paste the text (ctrl + V) into the text editor. All prior formatting (including column widths and font styles) will be removed. 

5. Next, format the content as required:  

• Set heading styles
• Create bulleted and numbered lists
• Insert images
• Create links
• Publish changes