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WD98: Formatting Lost When Pasting from Word Using the Clipboard

Article ID: 185586

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word, when you cut or copy text to the Clipboard for use in another program, the text formatting may be lost when it is pasted.

CAUSE

The "Include formatted text in Clipboard" option is not selected. Without this option, the text will appear unformatted.

RESOLUTION

To preserve the formatting of the text, Word can provide Rich Text Format (RTF) information to the Clipboard. To set this option, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences.
  2. On the General tab, click to select (place a check in) the "Include formatted text in Clipboard" check box.

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