How to import text from a Microsoft Word document

Text that is formatted in an application such as Word may not be compatible with your web pages and can cause unpredictable results.

The recommended procedure for importing text safely from other applications into the re:write Text Editor is as follows:

[version 3.2.1 onwards]
Use the 'paste as plain text' button on the Text Editor toolbar (it is the right-most button).

[prior to version 3.2.1] 

• Save your document as a plain text file (in Word, select ‘Save As’ and then select Plain text ‘.txt’). This will remove all of the formatting.
• Open the .txt file in Windows Notepad (this will normally be the default application for .txt files on Windows computers).
• Copy and paste the text from Notepad into the re:write Text Editor and then reformat using the Text Editor controls.