Can't copy and paste into word from the internet

[Guest]

Hi

I have microsoft word 2000 running on my PC (windows XP) and I can't copy
and paste from the internet into word as it freezes. I can copy and paste
from the internet in to publisher without any problems.

Carol

 

[PopS]

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Hi

I have microsoft word 2000 running on my PC (windows
XP) and I can't copy
and paste from the internet into word as it freezes.
I can copy and paste
from the internet in to publisher without any
problems.

Carol

Are you certain it freezes? It might be re-downloading
the data and you have to wait for the download to
complete. Yes, it'll do this, even though you copied
from a displayed page right in front of you. Try a
simple shorter page and see if that's what it's doing.
You should be able to see "retrieving ...." in the
status bar at the bottom.

PopS

 

[Guest]

It carries on for ages usually until I cancel it or it freezes. Its usually
one or two sentences I am copying not whole pages so it should be quick.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Try using Edit | Paste Special: as Unformatted Text.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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