For some silly reason, OS X’s TextEdit app’s default format is rich text. If you prefer plain text, Defaults Write points out that you can easily set that as your default with a Terminal command. All ...

With Markdown, writing HTML-formatted documents is as easy as writing plain text. Software developers use it, but so do many others. The Markdown text format makes it easy for people—not only software ...

We've been using copy-and-paste shortcuts to move text between applications for years. And products like Microsoft's Word and other 365 productivity apps have annoyed us for just as long when copying ...

Dear Sam: I have been applying electronically to job postings and when I cut and paste my resume it always looks disheveled. This also happens when I insert it in the body of emails. Any help you can ...

Tell me if you’ve had this problem: you copy some text and paste it into a word processor, a spreadsheet, or any other app that supports stylized text and end up with text that looks different than ...

Although modern word processing programs can do some amazing things—adding charts, tables, and images, applying sophisticated formatting—there’s one thing they can’t do: Guarantee that the words I ...

Microsoft Office Outlook allows you to read all standard mail in the plain text option. If you are concerned that a virus or some malicious script could execute through HTML or through Microsoft ...

You can add clarity and detail to your articles and pages by formatting text. Formatting helps you organize content and creates a basic text structure, including headers, lists, indentations, and bold ...

You can adjust and control the bold styling of an outgoing email with native iPad applications, but avoiding bold text in incoming emails requires third-party apps ...