<p>I haven't directly tried this myself, but I believe the answer is <strong>yes, you are correct.</strong></p>

<p>To be fair, this is barely even a Craft question... This is 99% about Redactor, and what it is capable of. Skimming the <a href="http://imperavi.com/redactor/docs/settings/clean" rel="nofollow">Settings > Clean</a> page of the Redactor docs, it seems like Redactor already takes steps to normalize content from MS Word, and <code>pastePlainText</code> is simply one piece of the puzzle.</p>

<p>Here are some steps you can take to further assess whether you're getting the output you want from your Redactor settings...</p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Look at how the data is being stored in your database.</strong> Specifically, keep an eye on your field's column in the <code>craft_content</code> table.</li>
<li><strong>Try various settings from the <a href="http://imperavi.com/redactor/docs/settings/clean" rel="nofollow">Redactor "Clean" options</a></strong>. The developers behind Redactor are clearly aware of MS Word, and all of it's bizarre behavior. If you don't get the results you want right away, try mixing &amp; matching Redactor settings until you get the desired behavior.</li>
</ul>

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

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2015-03-16T21:59:08.780Z
Nice buddy. I agree it is more of a Redactor question but still quite relevant to craft users who are trying to do the same thing. Thanks for the good answer :)
trenthogan
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2015-03-16T22:11:16.810Z
No problem! Agreed... even with the small direct relationship to Craft, it's a totally valid question and worth keeping around. :)
Lindsey D
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Lindsey D
<p>Would I be right in assuming to allow clients to safely paste text from MS word into a WYSIWYG all I need to do is add:</p>

<pre><code>pastePlainText: true
</code></pre>

<p>to my Redactor json config file? I have done this and it seems to be working but I am aware of the problems concerning MS Word and pasting to wysiwyg's and don't want to encounter them further down the track.</p>

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Paste From MS Word to Redactor
# Paste From MS Word to Redactor

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-16)

Would I be right in assuming to allow clients to safely paste text from MS word into a WYSIWYG all I need to do is add:
pastePlainText: true

to my Redactor json config file? I have done this and it seems to be working but I am aware of the problems concerning MS Word and pasting to wysiwyg's and don't want to encounter them further down the track.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

I haven't directly tried this myself, but I believe the answer is **yes, you are correct.**

To be fair, this is barely even a Craft question... This is 99% about Redactor, and what it is capable of. Skimming the [Settings > Clean](http://imperavi.com/redactor/docs/settings/clean) page of the Redactor docs, it seems like Redactor already takes steps to normalize content from MS Word, and `pastePlainText` is simply one piece of the puzzle.

Here are some steps you can take to further assess whether you're getting the output you want from your Redactor settings...

* **Look at how the data is being stored in your database.** Specifically, keep an eye on your field's column in the `craft_content` table.
* **Try various settings from the [Redactor "Clean" options](http://imperavi.com/redactor/docs/settings/clean)**. The developers behind Redactor are clearly aware of MS Word, and all of it's bizarre behavior. If you don't get the results you want right away, try mixing & matching Redactor settings until you get the desired behavior.

Hope that helps!

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Nice buddy. I agree it is more of a Redactor question but still quite relevant to craft users who are trying to do the same thing. Thanks for the good answer :)  
> **username_1**: No problem! Agreed... even with the small direct relationship to Craft, it's a totally valid question and worth keeping around. :)  

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