Microsoft KB Archive/275346

= WD98: Memory Error Message Appears When You Click Paste Command in Word After Typing Text into Stickies =

Article ID: 275346

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q275346



SYMPTOMS
When you do the following
 * 1) Start your computer and then start the Stickies program.
 * 2) Type text.
 * 3) Start Excel 98 Macintosh Edition or Word 98 Macintosh Edition.
 * 4) Click Paste on the Edit menu.

the following or a similar error message may appear:

There is not enough memory or disk space to complete the operation.



CAUSE
Typing text into Stickies places an empty text item into the Clipboard. Even though the Paste command is available in Word or Excel, there is nothing available on the Clipboard to paste.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, always copy any text or other object before you attempt to paste it into Excel or Word.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, upgrade to Office 2001 for Mac.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Stickies is manufactured by Apple Computer, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. For information about how to contact Apple Computer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Additional query words: off2001kb out of memory error message OFF98 WD98 XL98 stickies paste disk space

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