Microsoft KB Archive/69945

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WinWord Err Msg: Error: Illegal Paste into Table

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Q69945

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
If you try to paste a cell from Microsoft Excel into a Microsoft Word for Windows table, you will receive one of the following messages:

Word Version 2.x, 6.0
You cannot paste this selection into a table

Word Version 1.0, 1.1, or 1.1a
Error: Illegal paste into table

Information from Excel is imported in a table format, and you cannot insert a table into a table. The information from Excel can be pasted into any normal paragraph.