: How to Paste as Plain Text in Scrivener on Windows? I did an install of Scrivener Version: 1.9.9.0 - 03 Oct 2018 on a Windows 10 computer. In the paste, I know I used to be able to copy

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I'm also using Scrivener 1.9.9.0 on Windows 10 as well. The Ctrl+Shift+V command still works for me. Your keyboard shortcuts settings may have gotten corrupted.

Go to Tools->Options (or press F12).
Select Keyboard and type 'Paste' into the filter box at the top.
Double-check the keyboard shortcut for 'Paste and Match Style'.
If it's not set or set to something else, you change it by selecting the action you want and assigning it where it says 'edit shortcut' at the bottom.

If it still doesn't work after setting up the shortcut again, there's a chance another program or utility on your computer may be intercepting the the command.
Another possibility is if you have multiple languages or keyboard layouts installed like I do, the toggle command is Ctrl+Shift. If I screw up the timing on the keystrokes, I switch my keyboard layout and perform a different action than I intended.

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In Scrivener (like many apps), you have two options. To Paste as is, or Paste and Match Style.

'Twas always thus, and always thus will be.'

Paste and Match Style treats the pasted text as if it were plain-text only in as in
far as it removes inline formatting, hyperlinks, italics, etc. BUT it takes on all of the characteristics of the text surrounding the cursor position where it is pasted. That is, it matches the style of the working document.

This is so handy because you don't have to format text every time you paste.

So much so, that I have used the systems keyboard preferences to switch Paste and Paste and Match Style within the Scrivener app. So, my Paste command automatically matches the surrounding text with Ctrl-V (or cmd-V in my case) and I have to Ctrl-Shift-V to force it to retain the original style.

If you genuinely want plain text, i.e. neither the formatting of the original style, or the formatting of your working Scrivener document, you will have to follow the advice above and paste into a plain text editor, copy again, then paste in Scrivener without matching style.

HTH

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