# Copy paste between Word and Google Docs loses formatting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-paste-between-word-and-google-docs-loses-formatting/99704>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [October 17, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-paste-between-word-and-google-docs-loses-formatting/99704 "2018-10-17T03:13:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ian\_Cuthbertson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ian_cuthbertson/32/195528_2.png) [@Ian\_Cuthbertson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ian_Cuthbertson)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-paste-between-word-and-google-docs-loses-formatting/99704/7 "2020-09-28T22:41:08Z")

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If you paste from Word to a Gmail message most of the Word formatting is retained. If you then copy from the Gmail message to Google docs, once again most of the formatting is maintained. If you copy and paste directly the formatting is lost.  
How mad is that?

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