I’m using an Applescript to get selected text from Word, because Word’s implementation of the clipboard screws various things up. The Applescript I’m using is: tell application "Microsoft Word" to return content of text object of selection I then have KM save the text to a variable. If the select…

Have a look to: [Applescript save-results-to-variable] ( Applescript - save results to variable ) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/AppleScript this can probably help. -alain-

Yes, unchecking “Trim Results” fixes it! Thanks.

I'm using an Applescript to get selected text from Word, because Word's implementation of the clipboard screws various things up. I'm curious: What does Word's clipboard screw up? How can you see the difference between copying in Word and via your AS?

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alain August 31, 2017, 6:44pm 2

Have a look to:

[Applescript save-results-to-variable] (Applescript - save results to variable)
https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/AppleScript
this can probably help.
-alain-

Trailing line breaks removed from Word text

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