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Paste from Word: Eliminate Strange Code from Microsoft Word
When writing responses to discussion board posts, assignments, or essay quiz questions, it's smart to
compose your work in a word processor, like Microsoft Word. However, these applications use custom
code to format text. This code will often appear if you paste into rich text editors on the web.
To remove this code, yet keep your formatted content, be sure to use the "Paste from Word" tool.
Instructions
1. Write your response in a word processor, like Microsoft Word.
2. Copy your response.
3. In the text box, click the "Paste from Word" icon.
4. Paste your text into the pop-up window.
5. Click OK. Your text will be pasted safely into the rich text editor.
Reset Arrows: Return to the Home Page of any Tool
In most cases, the Courses service will remember where you last were in a tool. For
example, if you were last responding to a specific message in the Forums tool, Courses may
bring you back to that specific page if you navigate somewhere else in the site and then
return. This can be a very convenient feature, but sometimes you may need to return to
the home page of the tool. To do this, click the small blue reset arrow icon next to the tool
name. This will bring you to the top level or home page of the specific tool.
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