About 2 days ago, it started that highlighting and right clicking copy in an
e-mail message or web page would not then right click paste into a Wrod
document. Neither does selecting copy and paste from toolbar or Ctrl V on
keyboard.

I thought was a mouse issue - new mouse is same.

I have checked the tools>options>edit settings on the word document and they
all seem fine.

Now here is the real kicker - when I try to copy in the other direction..
highlight and right click something in a word document and go to paste it in
another word file or in outlook express, it is the same link I copied two
days ago. Something is hung up in the word program.

Help appreciated. Ruth

When I try to

Hi Ruth,

There's a Big Three for Strange Behavior like this. Try these in the order
given.

1. Rename (all instances of) Normal.dot (find them with Windows Explorer, be
sure to have Word closed at the time), or
2. Choose Help | Detect and repair, or
3. Reinstall Word.

Good luck,
Cooz
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"Ruth A" wrote:

> About 2 days ago, it started that highlighting and right clicking copy in an
> e-mail message or web page would not then right click paste into a Wrod
> document. Neither does selecting copy and paste from toolbar or Ctrl V on
> keyboard.
>
> I thought was a mouse issue - new mouse is same.
>
> I have checked the tools>options>edit settings on the word document and they
> all seem fine.
>
> Now here is the real kicker - when I try to copy in the other direction..
> highlight and right click something in a word document and go to paste it in
> another word file or in outlook express, it is the same link I copied two
> days ago. Something is hung up in the word program.
>
> Help appreciated. Ruth
>
> When I try to

FWIW, reinstalling Word rarely helps because it does not touch the actual
Big Three: Normal.dot, the Registry, add-ins.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Cooz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:35815B03-3300-444F-AC2A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Ruth,
>
> There's a Big Three for Strange Behavior like this. Try these in the order
> given.
>
> 1. Rename (all instances of) Normal.dot (find them with Windows Explorer,
be
> sure to have Word closed at the time), or
> 2. Choose Help | Detect and repair, or
> 3. Reinstall Word.
>
> Good luck,
> Cooz
> --
> PS: If this is a satisfying answer to your question and you're logged in
via
> the Microsoft site, please click Yes to "Did this post answer the
question?".
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Ruth A" wrote:
>
> > About 2 days ago, it started that highlighting and right clicking copy
in an
> > e-mail message or web page would not then right click paste into a Wrod
> > document. Neither does selecting copy and paste from toolbar or Ctrl
V on
> > keyboard.
> >
> > I thought was a mouse issue - new mouse is same.
> >
> > I have checked the tools>options>edit settings on the word document and
they
> > all seem fine.
> >
> > Now here is the real kicker - when I try to copy in the other
direction..
> > highlight and right click something in a word document and go to paste
it in
> > another word file or in outlook express, it is the same link I copied
two
> > days ago. Something is hung up in the word program.
> >
> > Help appreciated. Ruth
> >
> > When I try to