C# How can I paste formatted text from clipboard to the RichTextBox

Question

I added context menu to the richboxtext with only one function "paste". What code will paste my clipboard content (e.g. copied from Microsoft Word) to the richboxtext form? I tried with:

    private void PasteToolStripMenuItem_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        richTextBox1.Text = Clipboard.GetText();
    }

but it pastes non-formatted text. How can I paste text with the formatting?

How about `Clipboard.GetDataObject().ToString();` ? – jacqijvv Mar 17 '12 at 10:27 — jacqijvv, Mar 17 '12 at 10:27

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 17 '12 at 10:25

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DataFormats.Format myFormat = DataFormats.GetFormat(DataFormats.Html);

if(richTextBox1.CanPaste(myFormat))
{
    richTextBox1.Paste(myFormat);
    return true;
}

you should change the Dataformats.Html of which type your Richtextbox should allow.

Here's the list of DataFormats : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.dataformats.aspx

answered Mar 17 '12 at 10:25

Taha Paksu

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The problem is that richtextbox is not allowing DataFormats.Html. – FrenkyB Jan 01 '14 at 08:23

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '12 at 10:29

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Got it!

Just specificy the format:

richTextBox1.Text = Clipboard.GetText(TextDataFormat.Rtf);

UPDATE

This will help you get formatted text(text only) from MS Word

answered Mar 17 '12 at 10:29

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 17 '12 at 10:32

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Try:

richTextBox1.selectedRtf=Clipboard.GetData(DataFormats.Rtf).ToString();

edited Mar 17 '12 at 10:32

Cody Gray

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answered Mar 17 '12 at 10:29

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C# How can I paste formatted text from clipboard to the RichTextBox

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