How to paste WITH formatting instead of pasting with MASSIVE LOSS of formatting?

Question

Especially since Confluence got extensively recoded and now pasting large chunks of content between old and new Confluence instances strips out most or all of the formatting? I do not see any feature to choose among options like "paste with original formatting", "merge formatting", or "use destination styles". Can you tell me where that Easter egg is hidden in the trendy "blindfolded cloudiness" style of GUI? Important to productivity. Thanks

Diego_88dj6o · Answer

Hello @elsevier_instance_0042 ! Productivity is always of utmost importance in a work environment. As I understand, the current discrepancy between Legacy Editor (tinyMCE) and our New Editor (Fabric) is affecting the efficiency with which you can copy and paste content from one into another.

As you have noticed yourself, there are differences between Legacy and New editors and how each of them deals with content. Since this is true, not all content is compatible between them, which is why you might see differences when you copy from Legacy into New. As of today, not every feature present in our Legacy Editor is present in the New Editor. You can check the Roadmap for the New Editor here:

* [Atlassian Support] Confluence Cloud Editor Roadmap

There is also the possibility of Converting Legacy Editor Pages into the New Editor format:

* [Atlassian Support] Convert pages to the new editor
* [Atlassian Community] Convert your old pages to the new editor

However, if deemed necessary, you can still use our Legacy Editor within your instance. There is no foreseeable removal of this editor from Cloud. It should be available for you to be used still. If it is not, you have ways of requesting it as explained here:

* [Atlassian Community] Change to your content is in your hands

The editor will not be the default one, but Confluence users will be able to select it right before creating a new page.

Let me hear from you. Looking forward to your reply!