             
             // If copied/cut from displayAsPassword field the pastedText
             // is '*' characters but this is correct.
-            var pastedText:String = TextUtil.extractText(op.textScrap.textFlow);
+            var pastedText:String = staticPlainTextExporter.export(
+                op.textScrap.textFlow, ConversionType.STRING_TYPE) as String;
             
             // If there are no constraints and no newlines there is nothing
             // more to do.

        //  Class methods
        //
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        
        /**
         *  @private

                strToInsert +
                str.substring(end, str.length);
        }

        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Constructor
