Microsoft KB Archive/140690

= Error Pasting Text into Header, Footer, or Footnote =

Article ID: 140690

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0a

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This article was previously published under Q140690



SYMPTOMS
When you paste text into a header, footer, or footnote of a Works 4.0 document, the following error may occur:

Cannot paste selection.

The selection may not be valid, or you encountered other special circumstances in a footnote, or header/footer.



RESOLUTION
To paste text into a header, footer, or footnote, the text must be unformatted text.

To paste unformatted text into a header, footer, or footnote, do the following:


 * 1) Click the header, footer, or footnote where you want the text to be inserted.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 3) Click Unformatted Text.
 * 4) Click OK.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.50 w_works

Keywords: kbprb KB140690

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