Microsoft KB Archive/135976

= Cannot Drag Text from Internet Explorer to WordPad =

Article ID: 135976

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Plus! 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135976



SYMPTOMS
If you drag a text selection from Internet Explorer to WordPad, the selected text does not appear in WordPad.



CAUSE
You can only drag Rich Text Format (RTF) clipboard-format information into WordPad. Internet Explorer exports information in CF_TEXT format.



RESOLUTION
Instead of dragging the selection from Internet Explorer to WordPad, select the text in Internet Explorer, and then click Copy on the Edit menu. In WordPad, click Paste on the Edit menu to paste the text.



STATUS
This issue is resolved in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and later versions of Internet Explorer.



MORE INFORMATION
Although WordPad cannot accept information in CF_TEXT format, it indicates that it can by changing the mouse pointer to show that the information will be accepted (indicated by a rectangle and a plus sign (+) at the bottom of the mouse pointer).

Keywords: KB135976

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