Can't Copy and Paste or Paste Special between Excel Workbooks

[Guest]

We have a number of Excel users in our office who cannot copy and paste
between Excel workbooks. They can copy and paste between worksheets. When
you highlight the section to copy and then go to the new workbook both the
paste
and paste special are "grayed out". This is true whether you right-click the
mouse, go to the edit menu, or use control keys. This occurs with any data
type and the most simple workbooks. I have seen some suggestions here but
none have worked for this particular problem. I have reset the menus and
renamed the .xlb files and neither helps. You can open the clipboard and the
paste will work, but there is no paste special option. Any help would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Ron de Bruin]

Do you have the same problem when you open excel in Safe modus

Try opening Excel without any Add-ins or hidden workbooks:
Start>Run
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /Safe
Or Excel.exe /Safe

 

[Guest]

I just tried what you suggested and I do not have the same problems. What
should I check next. I really appreciate your time.

Bill

 

[Ron de Bruin]

Hi Bill

It is either an add-in or a (hidden) workbook that is
Loaded upon XL's start, which is causing problems.
Tools-Addins and uncheck all Addins.
Write down which ones were selected.
Now close Excel and then reopen.

If it is working then one of the Addins was causing the problem.
Add them back one at a time, closing and opening Excel each time until you find it.

If this didn't stop the problem, then the problem is a file in your xlStart directory.
Any file in there Is loaded when you start Excel.
Remove the files out of that folder and open Excel to see if the problem is gone.
If it is then add them back one at a time, closing and opening Excel each time until you find it

 

[Guest]

Thanks very much for your time, I have figured it out. It was an
obetexcelvbacommon addin that was causing the problem or actually the lack of
it.

Thanks again,

Bill

 

[hdonald]

I've got the same problem. Opening in Safe mode makes no difference. All my add ins are not selected.

I've also checked the XLSTART file - it's empty.

Any other ideas?

 

[justluv2learn]

I just found out that having skype's "click to call" add-in on your browser affects the clipboard.

 

[hdonald]

I got this sorted by paying a company (BT) who took my machine over online. They re-set the registers, whatever they are.

 

[dmaxwel1]

I just found out that having skype's "click to call" add-in on your browser affects the clipboard.

Hey, that was a very useful post? That was my problem.

How did you figure it out?

 

[Baodad]

@Ron de Bruin,
Thanks! I had a custom .xlam add-in where I had some WorkbookActivate event code that was clearing Excel's clipboard. Best regards.

 

[holmeje]

I got this sorted by paying a company (BT) who took my machine over online. They re-set the registers, whatever they are.

I have this same problem. Can you tell me who "BT" is and how I can contact them.