[Bill Gruener]

Situation: In a Word 2003 document, I copied a table. I moved to a Word 2007
document and pasted the table.

Result: table converted to text, font size changed, text contained in many
paragraphs, table content extended over two pages.

Troubleshooting efforts: Subsequent copy/pastes did not correct problem. The
content would not return to table format.

Question: What happened? Why? How to avoid in future?
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[Paula Jones, MCT, MIITT[_2_]]

When you paste into 2007 you should get a smart tag with the option to keep
destination formatting. Otherwise, you could try using paste special instead
of just paste, this usually hangs on to the original formatting.

"Bill Gruener" wrote:

Situation: In a Word 2003 document, I copied a table. I moved to a Word 2007
document and pasted the table.

Result: table converted to text, font size changed, text contained in many
paragraphs, table content extended over two pages.

Troubleshooting efforts: Subsequent copy/pastes did not correct problem. The
content would not return to table format.

Question: What happened? Why? How to avoid in future?
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CSC

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

Look at the cut, copy, and paste setting in Word options. Change it to the
default choice.

If you used Ctrl+v, it's possible that someone has overridden the paste
command with paste unformatted text. Paste via the menus instead.

If this doesn't help, I hope someone else has another idea.

Pam


Bill Gruener wrote:
Situation: In a Word 2003 document, I copied a table. I moved to a Word 2007
document and pasted the table.

Result: table converted to text, font size changed, text contained in many
paragraphs, table content extended over two pages.

Troubleshooting efforts: Subsequent copy/pastes did not correct problem. The
content would not return to table format.

Question: What happened? Why? How to avoid in future?

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[Bill Gruener]

Thanks Pamilia you're recommendation did the trick.

BTW: the someone who changed the settings in Word Options is me. I switched
back the the defaults and what I expected to happen did happen.
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"Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

Look at the cut, copy, and paste setting in Word options. Change it to the
default choice.

If you used Ctrl+v, it's possible that someone has overridden the paste
command with paste unformatted text. Paste via the menus instead.

If this doesn't help, I hope someone else has another idea.

Pam


Bill Gruener wrote:
Situation: In a Word 2003 document, I copied a table. I moved to a Word 2007
document and pasted the table.

Result: table converted to text, font size changed, text contained in many
paragraphs, table content extended over two pages.

Troubleshooting efforts: Subsequent copy/pastes did not correct problem. The
content would not return to table format.

Question: What happened? Why? How to avoid in future?

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[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

Glad to help.
I changed those settings too, but, fortunately, discovered the disadvantages
before I'd forgotten that I'd done it. I changed everything back to the
defaults and am continuing (from W2003) to use a paste special macro
assigned to alt+v (not ctrl+v).

Pam



Bill Gruener wrote:
Thanks Pamilia you're recommendation did the trick.

BTW: the someone who changed the settings in Word Options is me. I switched
back the the defaults and what I expected to happen did happen.
Look at the cut, copy, and paste setting in Word options. Change it to the
default choice.
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