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Fred T
 
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Default Annoying Paste Text Trouble

When I highlight something like text from a web page and Control C, go to
Word and Control V, I get a very annoying box icon with an up arrow. Do it
all again (highlight, CTRL C....) and I get the text I'm after! What's up
with the icon?

Thanks,
Fred


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Treesy
 
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I've never seen the box icon you are talking about but I do know that when I
want to paste text that I've copied from the web, I don't do a CTRL-V because
the formatting is usually screwed up. Try going to Edit and select "Paste
Special". This will give you some options and I usually choose "Unformatted
Text" so I can format my text however I want, once it is pasted.

I hope this helps. Good luck!!

"Fred T" wrote:

When I highlight something like text from a web page and Control C, go to
Word and Control V, I get a very annoying box icon with an up arrow. Do it
all again (highlight, CTRL C....) and I get the text I'm after! What's up
with the icon?

Thanks,
Fred



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