Cut and copy are enabled only when text is selected. Paste is enabled only
when you have already cut or copied something.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"marc" wrote in message
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Why are cut, copy, and past buttons showing greyed out, and inactive, when
composing a document in WORD 2003?
How can I turn them on or activate them for use in all types of documents?