Re: Increase clipboard size?

From: Auschten (Auschten_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:09:08 -0800

They are usually pasting from Word files into Word files, and not usually
pasting a whole file, just large parts of one. Shouldn't there be a registry
hack or something?

I've told them to copy smaller items and keep the clipboard cleared out, but
I'd like a more permanent fix.

Thanks
"TF" wrote:

> Are there alternatives to this that they can use such as Insert, Picture
> from File, or Insert, File or Insert, Object? Copying and pasting graphics
> or Pictures is not recommended anyway. Even if you see a picture on a web
> site, it is better to extract the picture and then Insert, Picture than a
> straight copy and paste - especially if they are so large.
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
> http://word.mvps.org/
>
> "Auschten" <Auschten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C81FFCA7-3E1A-445A-A822-1899905EB203@microsoft.com...
> :I have a few users who need to copy large amounts of data to the Office
> 2000
> : clipboard. Microsoft says that the clipboard can only hold 12 items or 4MB
> of
> : data, whichever comes first. Also, if any one item is over 2.5MB in size,
> the
> : program may crash. Well, my users often need to copy more than 2.5MB of
> data
> : at once.
> :
> : Is there any way to increase the clipboard size? Or at the very least,
> make
> : the clipboard hold only one item at a time?
> :
> : Thanks!
>
>
>

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