How do I paste text from a Microsoft Word document to a text box?
Note: In the most recent version of the Rich Text Editor, Word-specific tags are removed automatically when copied text is pasted into the editor.
Copy the text from Word.
![Copy the text from Word.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/936/original/65615d85-ba28-4cf3-bdd8-171972379b5b.png)
Copy the text in your MS Word document to your computer's clipboard (CTRL-C - PC or COMMAND-C - MAC).
In the Rich Text Editor, click the Paste From Word icon.
![In the Rich Text Editor, click the Paste From Word icon.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/937/original/ed477af3-a1bb-43da-8031-3ef5d3c57f97.png)
This displays the Paste From Word dialog box.
Paste the text.
![Paste the text.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/939/original/20a64043-0ed4-44bf-89ed-7b27ce163646.png)
Paste (CTRL-V -PC or COMMAND-V - MAC) the Word Document text into the Paste From Word dialog box.
Click OK.
![Click OK.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/940/original/eb4edb2b-9f13-4f1c-ab16-a2589f4129fc.png)
This displays the MS Word text in the text box. Click OK to add the text to the page.
View Word content in the editor.
![View Word content in the editor.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/015/942/original/3348cfa2-715d-4e35-baac-74579b9ac55c.png)
The pasted content will now appear in the Rich Text Editor and you may edit it there to display the desired formatting.