Clear up highlight in GDOC

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How to clear up highlight in GDOC

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hi Iamp;#39;m Richard Bern in this video I want to show you a neat little trick in Google Documents for changing the formatting of a document letamp;#39;s say somebody shares a document with you or youamp;#39;ve copied and pasted from a word doc into Google Docs and the formatting isnamp;#39;t quite right so four innings as an example here this has a gray highlight behind the text and the font is infl English which is not my default font I normally use Georgia font so I could go in and highlight everything and then manually change it but the entire document has formatting I donamp;#39;t like so Iamp;#39;m just going to hit ctrl a if youamp;#39;re on a Mac its command a control a or command a highlight everything in the upper right hand corner select clear formatting and that removed all the highlighting and youamp;#39;ll see it changed it to my default font which for me is Georgia 12-point font now if you want to know how to change your default font for Google Documents I have

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How do I remove GREY highlight from copied text in Google Docs?

0:06 0:48 Rather than selecting the text and copying it into Google Docs. If you use the copy.MoreRather than selecting the text and copying it into Google Docs. If you use the copy.

How do I get rid of the GREY highlight after copy and paste?

Select the text with the gray highlight and click the arrow next to the Clear Formatting button in the Font section of the Home tab. Then, choose Clear All Formatting and the gray highlight will be gone. If these methods dont work, try changing your documents theme.

How do I get rid of the yellow highlight in comments in Google Docs?

Look on the right to see if a comment has been linked to the highlighted text. If so, then the only way to remove the highlight is to resolve or delete the comment.

How to get rid of the grey background when copying from Chatgpt?

Paste your text with Ctrl+Shift+V (or Cmd+Shift+V on Mac) to paste without formatting. Highlight text with a gray background and select Clear formatting to remove the background. Go to your word processors Borders and shading menu and remove the text background.

How do I remove highlight in Google Docs from copied text?

To do this, find the little CTRL box that appears after you have pasted your text. Then select Merge Formatting or Keep Text Only in order to remove the highlighting. Merge formatting keeps the original italics and formatting intact while removing the highlighting.

How to remove grey shading from copied text in Google Docs?

0:00 0:48 If you use the copy. Function. I find this actually pays in without the gray background. Does thisMoreIf you use the copy. Function. I find this actually pays in without the gray background. Does this work for you if you use the copy function Id be interested to know in the comments below.

How do you clear text highlights?

Select all the text in the document to unhighlight You can also press Ctrl + A on your keyboard if you have the shortcut enabled. After selecting all the text in the document, you can select the highlighter tool and click No color to remove the highlighting.

How do I clear highlighting in Google Docs?

0:00 0:49 Hello everyone today I will show you how to remove highlight. Color from text in Google Docs openMoreHello everyone today I will show you how to remove highlight. Color from text in Google Docs open your docs file. And Ill remove this highlight simply select your highlighted text.

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