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Paste & Match Style
Authored by: horhey23 on May 07, '09 09:06:29AM

I think the "Paste & Match Style" approach is better: Cmd-Opt-Shift-V -- that way it picks up what you were already working on, formatting-wise.

Great for pasting from web pages, or grabbing file names from the Finder, etc.



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Paste & Match Style
Authored by: Nasir on May 07, '09 09:20:26AM
Great for pasting from web pages, or grabbing file names from the Finder, etc.

No, unfortunately not: "Paste & Match Style" will not paste the file's name, but will attach file.

Carsten

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Paste & Match Style
Authored by: barefootguru on May 07, '09 12:03:56PM

You have to do a few extra clicks to copy the filename instead of the file: once the file is selected click again on the filename or press Return--i.e. start editing the filename. Then Select all if you want to include the extension, and finally Copy. A paste will now paste the filename instead of the file.



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Paste & Match Style
Authored by: osxpounder on May 08, '09 09:13:27AM

If I have to paste more than one file name, I do this:

Select files in Finder
CMD-C to copy
Switch to TextEdit (I have a button for that on my keyboard)
CMD-V to paste
CMD-A, then CMD-C
Switch to Mail
CMD-V to paste

Looks complicated, but it's a bunch of fast keystrokes after the first step.

That special paste mode you mention seems to be greyed out for me, whether I'm trying to paste into Rich Text or Plain Text email. Darn.



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