# WordPerfect question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordperfect-question/437788>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 15, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordperfect-question/437788 "2008-02-15T19:46:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordperfect-question/437788/1 "2008-02-15T19:46:10Z")

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Is there a shortcut key for “paste unformatted text”?

If not, does anyone know how to designate one?

Most helpful person gets a shrine built to them in my cubicle!

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordperfect-question/437788/2 "2008-02-15T21:21:14Z")

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In my copy of WP8, looks like Ctrl + Alt + V is the default.

You can poke around in Tools \> Settings \> Customize \> Keyboards \> WPWin8 Keyboard \> Edit to see all the other default shortcuts, or define your own.

If this doesn’t work, come back (or PM me in case I don’t see this) and I’ll show you how to record a macro and assign it to a shortcut.

There is also a handy utility out there called PureText that lets you paste unformatted in any app. I have mine assigned to Windows + V.