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Pasting rows overwrites, rather than inserts
When I copy rows in a table within Word 2003, then go to paste those rows
elsewhere in the table, the pasted rows overwrite existing rows rather than inserting themselves before the existing rows. I would swear that I used to just hit "Paste" and the rows would come in as new rows, bumping the existing rows down? Can anyone help? Am I missing a setting? |
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You may be thinking of Excel, as I can't remember ever being able to do what
you describe in a Word table. But there's an easy workaround. Click on the row BEFORE WHICH you want to paste the copied rows, then select "Split table" from the Table menu. Click on the non-table space that this opens up, and paste the copied rows there. You can then delete the space to reunite the two sections of the table. "bmuse21" wrote in message ... When I copy rows in a table within Word 2003, then go to paste those rows elsewhere in the table, the pasted rows overwrite existing rows rather than inserting themselves before the existing rows. I would swear that I used to just hit "Paste" and the rows would come in as new rows, bumping the existing rows down? Can anyone help? Am I missing a setting? |
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Thank you, Richard, for the reply! In the meantime, I've been able to
replicate the anomaly: within a table in Word, if I highlight a number of rows and choose Table--Select Row before copying, then when I paste into the table, the pasted rows bump the other rows down and insert between. But if I highlight rows and simply Copy (without choosing Select Row), and then go to paste them in, the pasted rows overwrite the existing cells rather than being inserted between rows. For example, if I highlight three rows, Select Row, and copy: when I paste, the three rows are inserted between the row above my cursor and the row below. If I highlight three rows and simply Copy: when I paste, the three rows below my cursor are overwritten by the three rows being pasted in. Even stranger, this works consistently on my desktop PC, but on my laptop, pasting rows in a Word table overwrites existing cells/rows no matter how I select them. Which makes your trick very valuable for the laptop! |
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Richard,
When you are highlighting make sure you select the complete row and not only the cells of your row. In that case you will overwrite your cells with the selected ones. The best way to select your rows is to drag with the arrowpoint to the left of your rows. Then copying will always add the rows not replace them. Luc "Richard Neville" schreef in bericht .net... You may be thinking of Excel, as I can't remember ever being able to do what you describe in a Word table. But there's an easy workaround. Click on the row BEFORE WHICH you want to paste the copied rows, then select "Split table" from the Table menu. Click on the non-table space that this opens up, and paste the copied rows there. You can then delete the space to reunite the two sections of the table. "bmuse21" wrote in message ... When I copy rows in a table within Word 2003, then go to paste those rows elsewhere in the table, the pasted rows overwrite existing rows rather than inserting themselves before the existing rows. I would swear that I used to just hit "Paste" and the rows would come in as new rows, bumping the existing rows down? Can anyone help? Am I missing a setting? |
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Hi ?B?Ym11c2UyMQ==?=,
Even stranger, this works consistently on my desktop PC, but on my laptop, pasting rows in a Word table overwrites existing cells/rows no matter how I select them. You might compare the settings in Tools/Options/Edit, especially the Settings for the paste options. I also recommend you make sure the display of the Smart Paste Options button is activated (same dialog box). Click in a cell where you want to paste and paste. The cells should be pasted as a nested table. Now activate the Paste Options button and choose "New rows". Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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