{"id":"junk-yard.how-do-i-paste-without-formatting-in-a-note","url":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-paste-without-formatting-in-a-note","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"cards-editing","title":"Cards, notes and editing"},"question":"How do I paste without formatting in a Junk Yard note?","alt_questions":["Paste plain text Junk Yard","Shift Command V Junk Yard","Remove formatting when pasting into a note","Paste and match style Junk Yard"],"short_answer":"In the Junk Yard note editor, press ⇧⌘V to paste as plain text without the original formatting; ⌘V keeps it.","answer_markdown":"In the note editor, press **⇧⌘V** to paste as plain text — the words come in without the fonts, colours or styling of wherever you copied them from. A normal ⌘V keeps the formatting.\n\nThat's useful when you're collecting text from web pages or emails and want the note to look consistent. You can then apply your own bold, lists or monospace with the editor's buttons or ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U.","answer_html":"<p>In the note editor, press <strong>⇧⌘V</strong> to paste as plain text — the words come in without the fonts, colours or styling of wherever you copied them from. A normal ⌘V keeps the formatting.</p>\n<p>That&#39;s useful when you&#39;re collecting text from web pages or emails and want the note to look consistent. You can then apply your own bold, lists or monospace with the editor&#39;s buttons or ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U.</p>","answer_text":"In the note editor, press ⇧⌘V to paste as plain text — the words come in without the fonts, colours or styling of wherever you copied them from. A normal ⌘V keeps the formatting.\n\nThat's useful when you're collecting text from web pages or emails and want the note to look consistent. You can then apply your own bold, lists or monospace with the editor's buttons or ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U.","tags":["notes","paste","formatting"],"related":[{"id":"junk-yard.how-do-i-write-a-note-in-the-junk-yard","question":"How do I write a note in the Junk Yard?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-write-a-note-in-the-junk-yard"},{"id":"junk-yard.does-the-junk-yard-keep-text-formatting","question":"Does the Junk Yard keep the formatting of text I copy?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-keep-text-formatting"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I paste without formatting in a Junk Yard note? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"In the Junk Yard note editor, press ⇧⌘V to paste as plain text without the original formatting; ⌘V keeps it.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Junk Yard","path":"/faq/junk-yard/"},{"name":"How do I paste without formatting in a Junk Yard note?","path":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-paste-without-formatting-in-a-note"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-paste-without-formatting-in-a-note","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I paste without formatting in a Junk Yard note?","alternateName":["Paste plain text Junk Yard","Shift Command V Junk Yard","Remove formatting when pasting into a note","Paste and match style Junk Yard"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"In the note editor, press ⇧⌘V to paste as plain text — the words come in without the fonts, colours or styling of wherever you copied them from. A normal ⌘V keeps the formatting.\n\nThat's useful when you're collecting text from web pages or emails and want the note to look consistent. You can then apply your own bold, lists or monospace with the editor's buttons or ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-paste-without-formatting-in-a-note"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\" aria-current=\"true\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#basics\">Junk Yard basics</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#capturing\">What gets captured</a> <span>19</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#auto-clear\">Auto-clear, pins and deleting</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#finding\">Search, filters and colours</a> <span>11</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#cards-editing\">Cards, notes and editing</a> <span>18</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#curtain\">The edge curtain</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#shortcuts\">Keyboard shortcuts</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#devices\">Sharing with your other devices</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#privacy\">Privacy and performance</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting the Junk Yard</a> <span>7</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">How do I paste without formatting in a Junk Yard note?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> · <a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#cards-editing\">Cards, notes and editing</a></p>\n<h1>How do I paste without formatting in a Junk Yard note?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> In the Junk Yard note editor, press ⇧⌘V to paste as plain text without the original formatting; ⌘V keeps it.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>In the note editor, press <strong>⇧⌘V</strong> to paste as plain text — the words come in without the fonts, colours or styling of wherever you copied them from. A normal ⌘V keeps the formatting.</p>\n<p>That&#39;s useful when you&#39;re collecting text from web pages or emails and want the note to look consistent. You can then apply your own bold, lists or monospace with the editor&#39;s buttons or ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘U.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-write-a-note-in-the-junk-yard\">How do I write a note in the Junk Yard?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-keep-text-formatting\">Does the Junk Yard keep the formatting of text I copy?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-paste-without-formatting-in-a-note.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-paste-without-formatting-in-a-note.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}