>OK, that makes sense.
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>However, if I copy fixed font text in Word and paste it into my email editor, it comes out OK. How's that work?
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Because they use rich format of the clipboard, not plain _cliptext. There are API functions to manipulate clipboard. You can search here (Alexander Golovlev's messages) or there was an interesting discussion (in Russian) on a Russian web-site. I don't know if you want me to find that reference for you.
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