The ability to copy & paste formatted text from one note to another new note has been lost in the past 1-2 days. I have been doing this for a long time which is an extremely convenient feature but it suddenly stopped working. I am using a MacBook Pro 2019 with macOS Big Sur 11.4. Any idea how to duplicate a note or to copy & paste formatted text to a new note?
MacBook Pro
I just figured out the problem. I have a 3rd party app called Copied which allows me to save up to 1,000 copies to a clipboard. Somehow the settings in Copied changed to copy & paste only plain text. I changed the setting and I'm now able to copy & paste formatted text to Notes again. Thanks so much for your help Luis!
To duplicate a note is easy: control or right click and choose... Duplicate Note
And copying and pasting formatted text is working here just fine.
Did you try just restarting your mac? If that does not work, what has changed recently?
Hi Luis, thanks for the response. I restarted my Mac twice and I have not upgraded my OS lately.
After some experimenting, I discovered that when right clicking on some notes, all the ones in certain folders will NOT display Duplicate Note in the dropdown menu (see screenshot below). To get it to work, I had to move the note into one of the folders in which Duplicate Note does display, duplicate it, then move it back to my desired folder for editing.
But when copying & pasting formatted text from a note in the working folder to another note in the working folder (new or existing note), it will only paste as unformatted text.
This has worked for me for years but just stopped working 3 days ago. Very strange!
You are correct, Duplicate Note does not display only with shared folders. Thanks for that!
But this problem still exists: When copying & pasting formatted text from a note in the working folder to another note in the working folder (new or existing note), it will only paste as unformatted text. All formatting is lost when pasting to a new or existing note. Like I said, I was successfully copying & pasting formatted text for years in the Notes app but just stopped working.
When you copy & paste formatted text in Notes, does it remain formatted?
Personally - do all my formatting including Links in a word processing application first and then Copy & Paste into Notes. Works every time.
I tested on several folders in my Notes application. The only one that I could not use "Duplicate Note" was a folder that is being shared with my wife. Maybe yours is also shared?
When you copy & paste formatted text in Notes, does it remain formatted?
Yes, for it does maintain the formatting.
Notes App - Unable to Copy & Paste Formatted Text to a New Note
