How to remove text formatting from copy in a post

When creating a newsletter, it’s fairly common to copy and paste content from services like Google Docs or Microsoft Word. However, this can retain the original formatting, including font styles, from the source. This can be a reason why your content may not look as expected in preview. To avoid this, it’s best to remove any formatting once added to your post draft.

You can check for and remove any such inline styles directly from the text editor. In fact, it can be a good habit to get into, removing the formatting from any content that you copy and paste into beehiiv. 

How to check for and remove formatting from copy

1. From an open post, highlight the text content. The text editor will appear above.
   
   When the Text styles icon is white when hovered over or clicked, it indicates that the text is clear of any additional formatting.
   
   
   
   
   
   When the Text styles icon is pink, it indicates that there is additional formatting that could be reset and removed.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. To remove formatting, click on the pink Text styles icon, then click on Reset all at the bottom of the menu options.
   
   
   
   
   
   Note: The Reset all option is only visible when there are additional text styles that can be removed.
3. Any formatting will be removed instantly and the Text styles icon will switch to white when hovered over or clicked.