Microsoft KB Archive/200208

= OLEXP: Unable to Drag Outlook Express Message to Microsoft Word =

Article ID: 200208

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01

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This article was previously published under Q200208



For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SYMPTOMS
When you try to drag an Outlook Express message to a Word document, the message may not be pasted into the Word document.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use either of the following methods:

Method 1

 * 1) Drag the message to the desktop.
 * 2) Drag the message to the Word document.

Method 2

 * 1) Open the message, press CTRL+A, press CTRL+C.
 * 2) While the message is still open, click the Word document you want to paste your text in to, and then press CTRL+V.



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

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB200208

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