
How can I control the formatting of my pasted text? Similarly, when I have some carefully formatted text from Word and paste that into a new message, a lot of formatting is lost or messed up. To apply a paragraph style to part of a paragraph, select only the specific part that you wish to modify.Whenever I copy something from another email or application such as an Internet page and paste that in my message, the formatting never really blends in with what I have already. By default, Word applies a paragraph style (for example, Heading 1) to the entire paragraph.This will allow you to modify the current style settings or create a whole new set of styles for your document. Click the Styles Pane button to open a new toolbar on the side of your document with more advanced Styles options.

On the Home tab of the Ribbon or under the Format tab on the Menu Bar, under Styles, click your desired style to apply it to your text.


If you want to edit the spacing of an existing line or paragraph, highlight the context and click the Line and Paragraph Spacing button to edit it.This button looks like a row of lines with vertical arrows to the left of the lines pointing upward and downward. Find the Line and Paragraph Spacing button on the Ribbon after the Alignment buttons.All the text you type after using this tool will follow the spacing you’ve set. Adjust settings by clicking the Line and Paragraph Spacing button.
