Microsoft KB Archive/165677

= WD97: Outlook Item Pasted as Text into Word or WordMail =

Article ID: 165677

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q165677



SYMPTOMS
When you paste an Outlook item into Word or a WordMail message, you get the text of the item header and not an embedded Outlook item object.

NOTE: This functions correctly when you paste an Outlook item into an Outlook message (not using WordMail).



CAUSE
The Windows 95 Clipboard does not support the functionality necessary to embed Outlook items into Word or WordMail.



WORKAROUND
To embed the Outlook item as an object in Word, use the following steps:
 * 1) Select the item in Outlook.

For example, select a message from the Outlook inbox. Do not open the Outlook message.
 * 1) Click and hold the mouse button, drag the item to Word or a WordMail message.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
In Outlook, an item is the basic element that holds information (similar to a file in other programs). Items include mail messages, appointments, contacts, tasks, journal entries, and notes.

Additional query words: O97 outlook object drag drop copy paste

Keywords: kbbug kbinterop kbpending KB165677

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