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/005/838/847/original/aee0c645-4e96-4134-97c5-4c8f7097e60d.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/005/838/849/original/0c9acd00-1fb9-4d3f-8671-0dc7be926260.png)
This displays the Paste From Word dialog box.
Paste the text.
![Paste the text.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/838/851/original/5e39f84f-6d20-41fb-b06c-0c2660fe0b1d.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/005/838/852/original/40ec2af9-0042-49ca-a38d-5d2f1ef63702.png)
This displays the MS Word text in the text box.