Paste data on a slide
You can paste previously copied or cut data from the clipboard onto a slide. You can paste data from the clipboard with or without preserving the original formatting.
To paste data while maintaining the original formatting, follow the steps below:
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Specify a place to paste the data:
- To paste text from the clipboard, place the cursor at the desired location on the slide.
- To replace text or an object with data from the clipboard, select that text or object on the slide.
- To paste an object from the clipboard, on the Slide bar, select the slide to paste the object.
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Run the Paste command in one of the following ways:
- On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click
Paste or click the arrow to the right of the
Paste button and run the Paste command.
- On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click

•Right-click to open the context menu and select the Paste command. To insert an object, you can call the context menu by right-clicking a slide on the Slide bar or anywhere on the slide in the workspace.
•Press Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert.
When you paste data without preserving the original formatting, only text is pasted from the clipboard. For example, when you paste a table or a shape with text, only the text that these objects contain is pasted onto the slide.
To paste data without the original formatting, follow the steps below:
- Place the cursor where you want to paste the data, or select the text (object) you want to replace with data from the clipboard.
- Run the Paste command in one of the following ways:
- On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click the arrow to the right of the
Paste button and run the Paste text only command.
- Right-click to open the context menu and select the Paste text only command.
- On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click the arrow to the right of the