# Changes to copy/paste? Pasting formatted text inserts markdown

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-copy-paste-pasting-formatted-text-inserts-markdown/97342
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 17, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-copy-paste-pasting-formatted-text-inserts-markdown/97342 "2018-09-17T10:28:40Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-copy-paste-pasting-formatted-text-inserts-markdown/97342/2 "2018-09-17T11:25:48Z")

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Use the CTRL+SHIFT+V support built into your browser. If you wish to disable the default turn off `enable rich text paste` in your site settings.

This was requested functionality, see [HTML/RTF pasting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-rtf-pasting/55913)

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