Article ID: 166065
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Viewer
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q166065
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, the Paste command may be
unavailable if you try to paste a file to the Desktop folder directly from the
Open dialog box (to display this dialog box, click
Open on the File menu).
CAUSE
This problem occurs if you right-click the file in the
Open dialog box, click the Cut or the
Copy command, and then try to paste the file to the Desktop
folder.
RESOLUTION
This problem is fixed in the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003.
For additional information on how to obtain the latest version of the Microsoft Word Viewer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
891090How to obtain the latest Microsoft Word Viewer
WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to work around this
problem:
- After you cut or copy the file, switch to the Windows
desktop (outside of Word Viewer) and paste the file.
- After you cut or copy the file, go to the Desktop folder by
double-clicking the Windows folder, and then double-clicking the Desktop
folder. Then paste the file.
- Perform the cut or the copy, and then paste the file from
another program such as Microsoft Windows Explorer or My Computer.
STATUS
Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
in the "Applies to" section of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003.
MORE INFORMATION
You can use the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Viewer to view
documents that were created in Microsoft Word 97, in Microsoft Word 2000, in
Microsoft Word 2002, and in Microsoft Office Word 2003.
REFERENCES
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
165908
Description of the Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000
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