How to copy and paste text from Word, and in Firefox
This refers to Moodle 4.5 from August 2025 onwards
Copy and pasting in Firefox
The menu on the right-hand mouse button for Copy, Cut and Paste doesn't work in Firefox due to browser security settings, so you need to use keyboard shortcuts.
These are
Ctrl+A to Select All,
Ctrl+X to Cut
Ctrl+C to Copy
Ctrl+V to Paste.
To paste from Word into Moodle using the TinyMCE Text Editor (TinyMCE is the default editor for Moodle 4.5)
The TinyMCE editor has a "smart paste" feature which will strip out incompatible formatting codes, so simply copy from your Word or other document and paste into Moodle using the right mouse button menu.
If you need to simplify the formatting, select the text you need to simplify and click the 'Clear formatting' button (see below).
It is always best to do as much formatting as possible in Moodle rather than beforehand in Word or other programs.