Microsoft KB Archive/143047

= WD: Cannot Paste Selection Containing Section Break into Table =

Article ID: 143047

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q143047



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to paste text into a table containing a section break, you may receive the following error message:

You cannot paste this selection into a table.



WORKAROUND
Use either of the following methods to work around this problem.

Method 1
Remove the section break before you copy and paste the selection into a table.

Method 2
Select the text above the section break, copy it and then paste it into the table, and then repeat this step for the text following the section break.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: convert converting paste end

Keywords: kbhowto kbbug kbtable KB143047

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