Re: Why the stumbling block when I try to Paste ?
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/01/04
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:02:06 -0500
If you are running Word freestanding (not starting it from the Works Task
Launcher), you really would be best advised to uninstall the Microsoft Works
Suite Add-in for Word (through Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs).
Clearing the Clipboard and overpopulating menus are only a couple of its
nasty habits. It's also known to dirty Normal.dot and prompt you to save it
every time you close Word (unless you don't have Word set to prompt you, in
which case it saves Normal.dot without asking), and it is also probably the
culprit responsible for saving a document as Normal.dot, with the expected
dire results. You do *not* need the add-in, and you will not lose any
functionality in Works or Word by uninstalling it except the ability to
start Word from Works, to use the Word templates supplied with Works, and to
use a Works database as a mail merge data source or start a Word merge from
within Works.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Babel17" <Babel17DELANY@optonline.net> wrote in message news:JbGEc.55350$OT6.22025029@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net... > Got it. > I'll probably leave the add-ins and try to remember to open Word before I > copy. > Thanks. > > -- > Remove "DELANY" from address to reply by e-mail. > "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message > news:%23KH05ulXEHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > The multiple entries is another more serious potential problem related to > > the add-in. I used the link merely to show you how to easily uninstall the > > add-in. > > > > -- > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > > > My web site www.gmayor.com > > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > > > > > > Babel17 wrote: > > > Thanks. > > > > > > While I have only one "merge" entry under tools ("Address Book Mail > > > Merge"), I will study the instructions in the web page you directed > > > me to. > > > > > > Babel. > > > > > >> In that case, you almost certain do have the Works add-in - see the > > >> following link which explains how to get rid of it. > > >> http://www.gmayor.com/multiple_mail_merge_entries.htm > > >> > > >> -- > > >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > >> > > >> My web site www.gmayor.com > > >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > > >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Babel17 wrote: > > >>> Thank you. > > >>> Pardon me if this question seems amateur, but how would I tell if my > > >>> computer came with the Works add-in you refer to ? My Program Files > > >>> contains a folder titled "Microsoft Works Suite 2004". It contains > > >>> several items including one called "Windows Installer Patch". > > >>> Program Files also contains a separate folder titled "Microsoft > > >>> Works". If either of these contain the add-in you are referring to > > >>> I guess I am stuck with this limitation and will have to remember to > > >>> open Word before I copy. > > >>> Thanks again. > > >>>> This is a known issue when you have the Works add-in for Word > > >>>> installed - and I believe it also occurs if you use Word as editor > > >>>> for Outlook. > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > >>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > >>>> > > >>>> My web site www.gmayor.com > > >>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > > >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Babel17 wrote: > > >>>>> To help me remember what I might have done, do you have any > > >>>>> suggestions as to what type of program I might have installed. I > > >>>>> didn't add anything referred to as a Word plugin, but perhaps it > > >>>>> is an unrelated program. I've really added very little, other > > >>>>> than a photo viewing program, ZoneAlarm, Spybot, Adaware & AOL. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> If it has anything to do with Clipboard, is this related: > > >>>>> although Clipboard seems to work, I cannot get the Clipboard > > >>>>> Viewer to appear in the Accessories part of the Start Menu, even > > >>>>> though Control panel > > >>>>>> Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Componants > > > >>>>> Accessories and Utilities > > >>>>>> Accessories shows Clipboard Viewer is checked. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Yes, plug-ins or add-ins or macros are the usual causes of the > > >>>>>> behavior > > >>>>> you're experiencing. Most people don't have any problems copying > > >>>>> stuff from other applications before Word is open, then opening > > >>>>> Word and pasting the stuff into Word. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> "Babel17" wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Garfield: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Thank you for your reply. I'm not sure that I understand, > > >>>>>>> though. By 'add-in' do you mean a separate program, like a > > >>>>>>> 'plug-in' ? I have not added any plugin's to Word. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> -- > > >>>>>>> Remove "DELANY" from address to reply by e-mail. > > >>>>>>> "garfield-n-odie" <garfieldnodie@discussions.microsoft.com> > > >>>>>>> wrote in message > > >>>>>>> news:0E0CE119-FB8F-4010-97B0-7D5A3D64E369@microsoft.com... > > >>>>>>>> I think most people do not have this problem with Word 2002. > > >>>>>>>> You > > >>>>> probably > > >>>>>>> installed a Word add-in that uses the Windows clipboard to > > >>>>>>> create > > >>>>>>> a toolbar or icon or something... when you start Word, the > > >>>>>>> add-in overwrites what you copied to the clipboard with its own > > >>>>>>> stuff, > > >>>>>>> and then possibly clears the clipboard when it is done. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> "Babel17" wrote: > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> I've wondered about this since I upgraded to Word 2002. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> If I copy a sentence from a web page or any other source, I > > >>>>>>>>> cannot paste to Word 2002 unless Word was open when I copied. > > >>>>>>>>> The Paste option in Edit is greyed out. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> Often I copy a paragraph from a website, then open Word, only > > >>>>>>>>> to have to go back to the web page and recopy after Word 2002 > > >>>>>>>>> has opened. Only then does the paste option appear. This > > >>>>>>>>> did not happened with my earlier version of Word. > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> Does anyone know of an option to avoid this difficulty ? > > > > > >
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