Text copied in Illustrator gets pasted outside of Illustrator as an Image

[#1]

Text copied within Illustrator gets pasted outside of Illustrator as an Image or if I try to use that text to name the file, it pastes nothing at all.

Example:

If I copy any text from Illustrator into the clipboard, when I paste into Word or an Email or Mac Notes, or Text Edit, or to name that illustrator file, ....the text is converted to an image.

I can however paste that same copy into the Email Address line or another Adobe product or to name a folder on my desktop. Just a few quick examples.

This is a relatively new problem after using it for 25 years.

Anyone? Thanks >Robert

[#2]

Text copied within Illustrator gets pasted outside of Illustrator as an Image or if I try to use that text to name the file, it pastes nothing at all.

Example:

If I copy any text from Illustrator into the clipboard, when I paste into Word or an Email or Mac Notes, or Text Edit, or to name that illustrator file, ....the text is converted to an image.

I can however paste that same copy into the Email Address line or another Adobe product or to name a folder on my desktop. Just a few quick examples.

This is a relatively new problem after using it for 25 years.

Anyone? Thanks >Robert

[#3]

What happens when you select the text instead of the text object?

[#4]

I get the same result. 

[#5]

Robert Hi.

Copy your text in Illustrator.

For Word, Click on the Paste option icon, select Keep Text Only.

K

[#6]

Great - Thanks!

That works for Word.

That led me to discover for Text Editor and Notes, I can go to the top menu or shortcut keystroke to choose "Paste and Match Style".

For Mac Mail, you can go to preferences to change Composing/Message Format to "Plain Text"... which is a bit much, but it will work. 

However - I still can't use the text from Illustrator for renaming the file or paste to Messages for example. 

There should be a way to pull the text as "Plain Text" without formatting.