# Copy Formatting without text on Windows

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**Created:** [December 1, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037 "2022-12-01T08:35:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amr\_Dawoud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/amr_dawoud/32/26308_2.png) [@Amr\_Dawoud](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Amr_Dawoud)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037/1 "2022-12-01T08:35:15Z")

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Hi, I just want to know if there’s a shortcut to copy & paste only formatting (not the text) similar to the brush painter tool in MS word. I tried ctrl+shift+c, but it’s used for cloze deletions. I’m using 2.1.54 Qt5. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037/2 "2022-12-01T12:36:22Z")

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ctrl+shift+v will paste without formatting.

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**Author:** ![Amr\_Dawoud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/amr_dawoud/32/26308_2.png) [@Amr\_Dawoud](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Amr_Dawoud)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037/3 "2022-12-03T11:21:07Z")

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Thanks for your reply. I’m asking about copying the formatting itself without the text as if I’m formatting multiple words in a field and want all of them to have the same formatting (like the format painter feature in Microsoft word)

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037/4 "2022-12-05T07:14:27Z")

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Sorry, I misunderstood. I’m afraid Anki doesn’t have a feature to copy formatting.

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**Author:** ![Amr\_Dawoud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/amr_dawoud/32/26308_2.png) [@Amr\_Dawoud](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Amr_Dawoud)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037/5 "2022-12-08T18:14:39Z")

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I’m using Anki 2.1.54 Qt5. I tried ctrl+shift+v & even enabling “paste without shift key strips formatting” from preferences, but nothing removes the formatting e.g. bold, italic, underline. I started Anki in safe mode, but both didn’t work either, can you guess where the problem is? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037/6 "2022-12-09T05:49:34Z")

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The filter only applies to content taken from external sources. To remove formatting already in a field, you can use the remove formatting button (an eraser).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/copy-formatting-without-text-on-windows/25037/7 "2023-01-08T05:50:07Z")

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