Microsoft Word just fixed its default paste option

Illustration: The Verge Have you ever pasted text into your beautifully formatted Microsoft Word document, only for it to ruin everything? Well, the days of the should finally be over, as Microsoft Word will now merge the text's formatting with your document by default. Unlike the previous "keep source formatting" default, the "merge formatting" option preserves the original bold and underlined text, along with list and table structure. But it also changes the visual aspects of the text, such as...