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Can't paste bulleted list from Word into Trello card without formatting mess

Melissa Hubbard February 19, 2025

I'm trying to take a simple bulleted list from a Word doc and paste it into a Trello card. I've tried every trick I've found online (paste as text, CNTRL+SHIFT+V, etc.) but every time it pastes a bungled up mess of weird icons for the bullets, and no indented pieces. At this rate, I'll have to type it manually but is this a new bug? I can't report it, the forever link circles back each time to documentation and no way to reach anyone 

 

 

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Erick Doerre
Atlassian Team
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February 25, 2025

Hi Melissa,

I've tested pasting bulleted lists from both TextEdit and MS Word into Trello, and the formatting for bulleted items (using either "-" or "*") seems to be preserved correctly in both the description and comments sections. 

Could you try copying your list from a different text editor to see if the issue persists? Sometimes the problem can be specific to the application you're copying from. 

Additionally, can you check if the same behavior occurs when using Trello in a private browsing mode? This can help determine if any browser extensions are interfering with the process. 

Let me know if these steps help or if you continue to experience problems! 

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