Knowledge Base

OFF98: Cannot Paste Text from Clipboard to WordArt

Article ID: 204149

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q204149

SYMPTOMS

If you copy text to the clipboard, click Insert WordArt on the Drawing toolbar, and click OK in the WordArt Gallery dialog box, you cannot paste the copied text into the text box in the Edit WordArt Text dialog box.

CAUSE

Although you can paste into any cell or text box with COMMAND+V, there is no Edit or Paste command available on the menu bar when the Edit WordArt Text dialog box appears. COMMAND+V does not paste previously copied text. If you cancel the Edit WordArt Text dialog box, you can use COMMAND+V or click Paste on the Edit menu and paste the previously copied text into a cell.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Copy (COMMAND+C), Cut (COMMAND+X), Paste (COMMAND+V), and their corresponding menu choices are generally not supported in the dialog boxes of the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition programs.

REFERENCES

For additional information about using shortcut keys for Office 98 in dialog boxes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

186971 OFF98: Shortcut Keys May Not Be Available

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