In Google Docs there is a nice Paste Special > Paste Format Only funtion; is there anything like this in Mac OS X?
If not by default, is there a way to get this?
MacOS – Paste format/style only
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There´s an app for that. ClipMenu besides keeping a clipboard history it is possible to assign scripts to the entries. (1) You copy as usual (2) click on ClipMenu's status bar icon, select your latest entry, and use a user-selectable key-click command to perform LTrim or RTrim on the entry. ClipMenu is freeware.
This will do the trick:
- Go to System Preferences / Keyboard / Keyboard Shortcuts / Applications.
- Click the + button.
- Choose All Applications, from the drop-down list.
- On the menu title field add the exact name of the menu bar item.
- Pick your keyboard shortcut and click Add.
In case you overwrite the default Command+V shortcut, if the application lacks the Paste and Match Style option, paste will work as usual.
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Best Answer
Go to Format → Font → Copy Style (⌥⌘C) to copy the style of the currently highlighted text, then go to Format → Font → Paste Style (⌥⌘C) to paste the style.
Some apps change the position of this feature, such as iWork, to simply Format → Copy Style.