Microsoft KB Archive/280533

= Paste Options button does not appear when you paste between two instances of Excel =

Article ID: 280533

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q280533





SYMPTOMS
When you paste information from one worksheet to another worksheet in Microsoft Excel, the Paste Options button may not appear as expected.



CAUSE
This problem can occur when you copy and paste between two instances of Excel.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, open both Excel documents in the same instance of Excel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: XL2002 XL2003 XL2007

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbbug kbpending KB280533

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.