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This is a simple task but has eluded me for some time. I will copy and paste a text article from a web site to a blank Word Document. The copied paragraphs don't word wrap to the size of the page. What is an easy way to reformat all of the document at one time to fill the standard page? I know I can select "Edit", "Select All", then what do I do when the entire document is selected?

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by dmiles

You will not be able to change the format on the web page until you copy to the word format and then edit the page using edit menu in word.The web page is programmed in html code

by mrspost

You can take out all of the formatting in the web text by doing the following:

Position your cursor in the new document.
Select Edit / Paste Special from the menu.
Choose Unformatted Text from the As dialog.

If the web text has been properlycreated then you should get your text in the paragraph format you want.

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