Microsoft KB Archive/265935

= Works 6: You Cannot Drag Text From AOL into Works Portfolio or Works Word Processor =

Article ID: 265935

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 6.0
 * Microsoft Works Suite 2001

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This article was previously published under Q265935



SYMPTOMS
When you are in an America Online (AOL) chat room or you open an e-mail message in AOL, and you then attempt to drag some text from the chat room or the e-mail message into Microsoft Works Portfolio or a Microsoft Works Word Processor document, the text is not successfully copied into the Portfolio or the Word Processor document.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) In AOL, select the text that you want.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 3) Switch to Works Portfolio or Works Word Processor.
 * 4) On the Tasks menu in Works Portfolio or the Edit menu in Works Word Processor, click Paste.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

You can drag text from AOL into a Microsoft Word document.

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