[JRockford]

However, on my other PCs, it is present and working fine.

That is problem 1.

The other one is a question regarding Word when the option does work.

Is there any way I can make Edit | Paste Special | Unformatted text the
default when I am copying text from the Internet into Word 2002? I use only
the Unformatted option, none of the others.

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

1: See he
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm

2: Add this macro:

Sub PasteUnformatted()
On Error GoTo notAvailable

Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteText
' Selection.PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=20
End

notAvailable:
Selection.Paste

End Sub

If you name that macro "EditPasteSpecial" it will replace the built-in
command. I wouldn't do that :-)

I usually assign the Insert key to that macro. Not only does it stop me
inadvertently wrecking my document by hitting the Insert key without
noticing it, but it gives me a one-key way to paste unformatted text while
leaving all the other options available if I need them.

When you paste that macro in, one of the lines will turn green. That means
it's been commented out.

Earlier versions of Word (and Mac Word) do not have the wdPasteText data
type defined. If the line above the green one turns red, that's what's
wrong. To fix it, move the apostrophe ( ' ) from the front of the green
line to the front of the red line :-)

Cheers

On 9/2/07 11:16 AM, in article
, "JRockford"
wrote:

However, on my other PCs, it is present and working fine.

That is problem 1.

The other one is a question regarding Word when the option does work.

Is there any way I can make Edit | Paste Special | Unformatted text the
default when I am copying text from the Internet into Word 2002? I use only
the Unformatted option, none of the others.

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