For puzzle one, in Microsoft Word, control+space clears direct font formatting from the cursor (or if text is selected, the selected text). So exactly a consistent way to go back to unformatted text.
For puzzle two it uses some opaque heuristic to decide where to insert the text, I wouldn't really on it, I'd right click and edit the link.
Thanks, I didn't know about Control-Space on MS Word. Looking in menu's I see "Clear Formatting" menu item, but the shortcut isn't listed. How did you know about this shortcut?
I don't remember. I spend quite a bit of time editing in Word and usually end up searching if there is something I think should be possible and don't know how to do, and I'll keep an eye out for other tidbits when reading.
For puzzle two it uses some opaque heuristic to decide where to insert the text, I wouldn't really on it, I'd right click and edit the link.