By Marlo Anderson – The Tech Ranch
Copied the event details from a website and they pasted into your email in a giant blue font? Press Option + Shift + Command + V and the text matches everything around it.
The Shortcut
- Option + Shift + ⌘ + V: Paste and Match Style
- Mail, Notes, Pages and more
- Google Docs on a Mac: ⌘ + Shift + V
Bonus Tip: Look Up a Word
Point at a word (or select it) and press Control + ⌘ + D. The definition pops up right there.
More Keyboard Shortcuts, Explained
This is part of my Keyboard Shortcuts Explained series: quick, plain-English tips that make everyday computer work faster. Watch the whole series on YouTube and subscribe to The Tech Ranch so you don’t miss the next one.
Found this helpful? Give the video a thumbs up on YouTube. Got a shortcut you can’t live without? Tell me in the YouTube comments and it might show up in a future video.
