Hey all

I have a query relating to the clipboard. The issue occurs when Word
(for example) is not runnning and I copy something, then open Word to
paste the image into a new document, the clipboard contains no
information and therefore I am unable to paste the image. If however
Word is open then I do the copy and paste it works.

I assume this has something to do with the Office Clipboard, however it
is really annoying. Is there a way to work around this, or is it by
design? It appears to happen in Office 2000 and 2003 (Havent tested 2002).

Cheers


Cameron

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:29:54 +1100, Cameron McShane
wrote:

Hey all

I have a query relating to the clipboard. The issue occurs when Word
(for example) is not runnning and I copy something, then open Word to
paste the image into a new document, the clipboard contains no
information and therefore I am unable to paste the image. If however
Word is open then I do the copy and paste it works.

I assume this has something to do with the Office Clipboard, however it
is really annoying. Is there a way to work around this, or is it by
design? It appears to happen in Office 2000 and 2003 (Havent tested 2002).

Cheers


Cameron

Hi Cameron,

I don't believe it has anything to do with the Office clipboard. More
likely it's an add-in that clears the Windows clipboard on startup. Do
you have the Works Add-In on these machines? That stinker is
well-known to pull that trick, and is best uninstalled.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org