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WD97: Space Added Before Number After Pasting to Text

Article ID: 196851

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q196851

SYMPTOMS

When you paste a numbered list as unformatted text (using the Paste Special command on the Edit menu), a space appears before numbers greater than 1, but the space does not appear before the first item, as in the following example:

   1. Apples
    2. Oranges
    3. Bananas
    4. Grapes

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when "Smart Cut and Paste" is turned on, when "Number Position" is set to Right, and you apply numbering to the text using the Bullets And Numbering feature in Word 97.

WORKAROUND

Method 1

Turn off the Use Smart Cut And Paste option before pasting the numbered list. To locate this option, click Options on the Tools menu, and select the Edit tab.

Method 2

If Smart Cut And Paste is turned on, paste the numbered list as Formatted text. To do this, follow these steps:

Select the list.
On the Edit menu, click Copy.
Position the insertion point where you want to paste the list.
On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
Select Formatted Text (RTF) and click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

Additional query words: formatted unformatted text

Keywords: kbbug kbpending kbualink97 KB196851