One of them is being able to use ctrl+v to insert text. There is also a great open source tool called clink, which extends cmd by many features.
Note, it uses StringReplace to remove excess Windows carriage return characters. Note, it's important to include the "" in the SendInput command, in case the clipboard happens to contain "!", "+", "^" or "#". it avoids that nasty flicker you get as the menu is created and destroyed.it doesn't rely on the command prompt system menu having an "Alt+Space E P" menu item to do the pasting (works for English and Spanish, but not for all languages). Win + Ctrl + Left Arrow: Switch to the virtual desktops on the Left.While this is easy to remember and delivers the desired result, it can become annoying if you frequently paste text from other sources. StringReplace clipboard2, clipboard, \r\n, \n, All The easy way to paste just plain text into a Word document is to use the Paste command on the Ribbon, or the Paste command in the right-click menu, and select Keep Text Only under Paste Options. Thanks Pablo, just what I was looking for! However, if I can take the liberty of improving your script slightly, I suggest replacing your ^V macro with the following: Use backslash instead of backtick (yes, I am a C++ programmer). Right-click the title bar, press Edit on the menu, and press Paste.To Paste text when QuickEdit is disabled: Drag the mouse over the text you want to copy.
Right-click the title bar, press Edit on the menu, and press Mark.Press Enter (or right-click anywhere in the window) to copy the text to the clipboard.Click and drag the mouse pointer over the text you want.In the Apply Properties To Shortcut dialog, select the Apply properties to current window only if you wish to change the QuickEdit setting for this session of this window only, or select Modify shortcut that started this window to change the QuickEdit setting for all future invocations of the command prompt, or MS-DOS program.Check or un-check the QuickEdit Mode box.Right-click the title bar and press Properties.
Use Ctrl + Alt + V (or Cmd + Alt + V on a Mac) to open the Paste Special. (Use T as the keyboard shortcut for this option.) If you don't like the above keyboard shortcuts or don't want to use your mouse to select the tooltip, there's another Word shortcut to paste without formatting.