Removing imported and local formatting from text in Adobe InDesign (CS/CS2/CS3/CS4)

To remove formatting applied to imported text in Adobe InDesign, select the text with the Type tool and click on No Paragraph Style in the Paragraph Styles panel. If the text is styled with bold, italics, etc., press the [option] key on the Mac or [Alt] key in Windows as you apply the style to strip the text of this local formatting as well.