Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
===================================================================
--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 6677)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 6678)
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@
 	<ul>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7347">#7347</a> : The ENTER key will not any more be caught by the dialog cover element.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/6718">#6718</a> : Paste from word command dominates over force paste as plain text configuration.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js
===================================================================
--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js	(revision 6677)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js	(revision 6678)
@@ -215,15 +215,5 @@
 		// Turn off design mode temporarily before give focus to the paste bin.
 		if ( mode == 'text' )
-		{
-			if ( CKEDITOR.env.ie )
-			{
-				var ieRange = doc.getBody().$.createTextRange();
-				ieRange.moveToElementText( pastebin.$ );
-				ieRange.execCommand( 'Paste' );
-				evt.data.preventDefault();
-			}
-			else
-				pastebin.$.focus();
-		}
+			pastebin.$.focus();
 		else
 		{
@@ -378,6 +368,4 @@
 				editor.on( 'key', onKey, editor );
 
-				var mode = editor.config.forcePasteAsPlainText ? 'text' : 'html';
-
 				// We'll be catching all pasted content in one line, regardless of whether the
 				// it's introduced by a document command execution (e.g. toolbar buttons) or
@@ -386,11 +374,15 @@
 				{
 					var body = editor.document.getBody();
-					body.on( ( ( mode == 'text' && CKEDITOR.env.ie ) || CKEDITOR.env.webkit ) ? 'paste' : 'beforepaste',
-						function( evt )
+					body.on( 'beforepaste', function( evt )
 						{
 							if ( depressBeforeEvent )
 								return;
 
-							getClipboardData.call( editor, evt, mode, function ( data )
+							// Fire 'beforePaste' event so clipboard flavor get customized
+							// by other plugins.
+							var eventData =  { mode : 'html' };
+							editor.fire( 'beforePaste', eventData );
+
+							getClipboardData.call( editor, evt, eventData.mode, function ( data )
 							{
 								// The very last guard to make sure the
@@ -400,5 +392,5 @@
 
 								var dataTransfer = {};
-								dataTransfer[ mode ] = data;
+								dataTransfer[ eventData.mode ] = data;
 								editor.fire( 'paste', dataTransfer );
 							} );
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/pastefromword/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/pastefromword/plugin.js	(revision 6677)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/pastefromword/plugin.js	(revision 6678)
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 (function()
 {
+	function forceHtmlMode( evt ) { evt.data.mode = 'html'; }
+
 	CKEDITOR.plugins.add( 'pastefromword',
 	{
@@ -16,4 +18,5 @@
 				{
 					evt && evt.removeListener();
+					editor.removeListener( 'beforePaste', forceHtmlMode );
 					forceFromWord && setTimeout( function() { forceFromWord = 0; }, 0 );
 				};
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@
 				exec : function()
 				{
+					// Ensure the received data format is HTML and apply content filtering. (#6718)
 					forceFromWord = 1;
-					if ( editor.execCommand( 'paste' ) === false )
+					editor.on( 'beforePaste', forceHtmlMode );
+
+					if ( editor.execCommand( 'paste', 'html' ) === false )
 					{
 						editor.on( 'dialogShow', function ( evt )
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/pastetext/plugin.js
===================================================================
--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/pastetext/plugin.js	(revision 6677)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/pastetext/plugin.js	(revision 6678)
@@ -59,5 +59,7 @@
 				editor.on( 'beforeCommandExec', function ( evt )
 				{
-					if ( evt.data.name == 'paste' )
+					var mode = evt.data.commandData;
+					// Do NOT overwrite if HTML format is explicitly requested.
+					if ( evt.data.name == 'paste' && mode != 'html' )
 					{
 						editor.execCommand( 'pastetext' );
@@ -65,4 +67,9 @@
 					}
 				}, null, null, 0 );
+
+				editor.on( 'beforePaste', function( evt )
+				{
+					evt.data.mode = 'text';
+				});
 			}
 
@@ -83,4 +90,5 @@
  * editor, loosing any formatting information possibly available in the source
  * text.
+ * <strong>Note:</strong> paste from word is not affected by this configuration.
  * @name CKEDITOR.config.forcePasteAsPlainText
  * @type Boolean