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"copying" in any office prog, it inserts "screenshots" not text
When I attempt to copy text from one Office program (say from Word to
Powerpoint) to another, the "paste" is a "screenshot" or picture rather than the text I intended. This just started 'out of the blue'. I used to be able to cut and paste with no problem. Any ideas of how to fix this? MFEMF |
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"copying" in any office prog, it inserts "screenshots" not text
"Pastormiles" wrote in message
... When I attempt to copy text from one Office program (say from Word to Powerpoint) to another, the "paste" is a "screenshot" or picture rather than the text I intended. This just started 'out of the blue'. I used to be able to cut and paste with no problem. Any ideas of how to fix this? Are you getting a true screenshot, or are you getting an icon or something? This is usually caused by an add-in, or sometimes something running in the background. Let's start with add-ins, though -- have you installed any lately? If you're not sure, you can search for *.PPA files and rename them to something like *.PPO to disable all your PPT add-ins. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com |
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"copying" in any office prog, it inserts "screenshots" not tex
I searched and there are no files listed as *.PPA. And, yes, they are
actual "screenshots". Here is an example of what has happened: I have a slide open in Powerpoint with a text box open and text in it. I then open a Word document and highlight the text I want, right click and choose copy. I return to the Powerpoint slide, highlight the text that is to be replaced by my "copy", right click and choose paste. The resulting replacemnet is a picture of the entire screen view that was present in Word. I am still able to type text into the Powerpoint presentation, but cannot transfer info from anywhere else. In addition, When I attempt to use the slide show mode in Powerpoint, it is extremely slow in performance making presentation difficult. Thanks for any further suggestions on this. Miles "Echo S" wrote: "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... When I attempt to copy text from one Office program (say from Word to Powerpoint) to another, the "paste" is a "screenshot" or picture rather than the text I intended. This just started 'out of the blue'. I used to be able to cut and paste with no problem. Any ideas of how to fix this? Are you getting a true screenshot, or are you getting an icon or something? This is usually caused by an add-in, or sometimes something running in the background. Let's start with add-ins, though -- have you installed any lately? If you're not sure, you can search for *.PPA files and rename them to something like *.PPO to disable all your PPT add-ins. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com |
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"copying" in any office prog, it inserts "screenshots" not tex
Hm. This is very strange.
What if you highlight the text in Word and use Ctrl+C to copy? I'm thinking you may have a utility or program of some sort (perhaps a graphics application) running in the background on your system, and it's set to do a screenshot on right-click+copy. It's a long shot, but it doesn't hurt to cover all bases. You might also want to go to Start|Run, type in msconfig, and turn off most of the programs that load at startup. See if that resolves the issue. I'd also suggest going to Help|Detect and Repair in either Word or PPT. That may clear things up. You should also run a virus scan and a malware scan. You can use the free Ad Aware Personal to scan for and remove malware. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Does this problem only occur when pasting into PPT? -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... I searched and there are no files listed as *.PPA. And, yes, they are actual "screenshots". Here is an example of what has happened: I have a slide open in Powerpoint with a text box open and text in it. I then open a Word document and highlight the text I want, right click and choose copy. I return to the Powerpoint slide, highlight the text that is to be replaced by my "copy", right click and choose paste. The resulting replacemnet is a picture of the entire screen view that was present in Word. I am still able to type text into the Powerpoint presentation, but cannot transfer info from anywhere else. In addition, When I attempt to use the slide show mode in Powerpoint, it is extremely slow in performance making presentation difficult. Thanks for any further suggestions on this. Miles "Echo S" wrote: "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... When I attempt to copy text from one Office program (say from Word to Powerpoint) to another, the "paste" is a "screenshot" or picture rather than the text I intended. This just started 'out of the blue'. I used to be able to cut and paste with no problem. Any ideas of how to fix this? Are you getting a true screenshot, or are you getting an icon or something? This is usually caused by an add-in, or sometimes something running in the background. Let's start with add-ins, though -- have you installed any lately? If you're not sure, you can search for *.PPA files and rename them to something like *.PPO to disable all your PPT add-ins. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com |
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"copying" in any office prog, it inserts "screenshots" not tex
Echo S,
Your exact suggestions did not do the trick, but a variation did and is allowing me to continue to use Powerpoint and Word. With your idea that the right-click function might be corrupted, I simply tried using the 'edit' drop-down menu in each program and it's copy/paste functions. As a result I can again copy and paste within and between programs. I still don't know what the problem is, but I now have a workable fix and am thrilled. Thank you for your assistance and time in helping me with this. MFEMF "Echo S" wrote: Hm. This is very strange. What if you highlight the text in Word and use Ctrl+C to copy? I'm thinking you may have a utility or program of some sort (perhaps a graphics application) running in the background on your system, and it's set to do a screenshot on right-click+copy. It's a long shot, but it doesn't hurt to cover all bases. You might also want to go to Start|Run, type in msconfig, and turn off most of the programs that load at startup. See if that resolves the issue. I'd also suggest going to Help|Detect and Repair in either Word or PPT. That may clear things up. You should also run a virus scan and a malware scan. You can use the free Ad Aware Personal to scan for and remove malware. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Does this problem only occur when pasting into PPT? -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... I searched and there are no files listed as *.PPA. And, yes, they are actual "screenshots". Here is an example of what has happened: I have a slide open in Powerpoint with a text box open and text in it. I then open a Word document and highlight the text I want, right click and choose copy. I return to the Powerpoint slide, highlight the text that is to be replaced by my "copy", right click and choose paste. The resulting replacemnet is a picture of the entire screen view that was present in Word. I am still able to type text into the Powerpoint presentation, but cannot transfer info from anywhere else. In addition, When I attempt to use the slide show mode in Powerpoint, it is extremely slow in performance making presentation difficult. Thanks for any further suggestions on this. MFEMF "Echo S" wrote: "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... When I attempt to copy text from one Office program (say from Word to Powerpoint) to another, the "paste" is a "screenshot" or picture rather than the text I intended. This just started 'out of the blue'. I used to be able to cut and paste with no problem. Any ideas of how to fix this? Are you getting a true screenshot, or are you getting an icon or something? This is usually caused by an add-in, or sometimes something running in the background. Let's start with add-ins, though -- have you installed any lately? If you're not sure, you can search for *.PPA files and rename them to something like *.PPO to disable all your PPT add-ins. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com |
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"copying" in any office prog, it inserts "screenshots" not tex
There has to be something causing the right-click screenshot, though. I
wonder what? Anyway, I'm very glad to hear you found a workaround you can live with. Thanks for letting us know! -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... Echo S, Your exact suggestions did not do the trick, but a variation did and is allowing me to continue to use Powerpoint and Word. With your idea that the right-click function might be corrupted, I simply tried using the 'edit' drop-down menu in each program and it's copy/paste functions. As a result I can again copy and paste within and between programs. I still don't know what the problem is, but I now have a workable fix and am thrilled. Thank you for your assistance and time in helping me with this. MFEMF "Echo S" wrote: Hm. This is very strange. What if you highlight the text in Word and use Ctrl+C to copy? I'm thinking you may have a utility or program of some sort (perhaps a graphics application) running in the background on your system, and it's set to do a screenshot on right-click+copy. It's a long shot, but it doesn't hurt to cover all bases. You might also want to go to Start|Run, type in msconfig, and turn off most of the programs that load at startup. See if that resolves the issue. I'd also suggest going to Help|Detect and Repair in either Word or PPT. That may clear things up. You should also run a virus scan and a malware scan. You can use the free Ad Aware Personal to scan for and remove malware. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ Does this problem only occur when pasting into PPT? -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... I searched and there are no files listed as *.PPA. And, yes, they are actual "screenshots". Here is an example of what has happened: I have a slide open in Powerpoint with a text box open and text in it. I then open a Word document and highlight the text I want, right click and choose copy. I return to the Powerpoint slide, highlight the text that is to be replaced by my "copy", right click and choose paste. The resulting replacemnet is a picture of the entire screen view that was present in Word. I am still able to type text into the Powerpoint presentation, but cannot transfer info from anywhere else. In addition, When I attempt to use the slide show mode in Powerpoint, it is extremely slow in performance making presentation difficult. Thanks for any further suggestions on this. MFEMF "Echo S" wrote: "Pastormiles" wrote in message ... When I attempt to copy text from one Office program (say from Word to Powerpoint) to another, the "paste" is a "screenshot" or picture rather than the text I intended. This just started 'out of the blue'. I used to be able to cut and paste with no problem. Any ideas of how to fix this? Are you getting a true screenshot, or are you getting an icon or something? This is usually caused by an add-in, or sometimes something running in the background. Let's start with add-ins, though -- have you installed any lately? If you're not sure, you can search for *.PPA files and rename them to something like *.PPO to disable all your PPT add-ins. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com |
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