Discover how to paste without formatting in Excel. How do you paste and paste without formatting, and what is the shortcut for paste without formatting in Excel Mac, as well as how do I remove formatting from copy and paste, and why does paste without formatting not work? br br These are the steps outline on the video. br br Method 1: SLOW br Paste Without Formatting (slow) br 1) Ctrl + A br 2) Ctrl + C br 3) Select an empty cell. br 4) Right-click cell br 5) Select Paste Values icon br br Method 2: FAST br Paste Without Formatting (fast) br 1) Ctrl + A br 2) Ctrl + C br 3) Select an empty cell.