WD97: Data in Wrong Cell After Being Pasted from Table to Graph

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Data copied from a Microsoft Word table will be placed in the wrong cell when pasted into a Microsoft Graph data sheet.

NOTE: This problem occurs both when you use the Paste command and when you use the Paste Link command. Note also that this behavior does not occur in Word version 7.0.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the copied cells contain tabs, new line characters, or paragraph marks.

WORKAROUND

Remove tabs, new line characters, and paragraph marks from the Microsoft Word table before you attempt to copy and paste them to a Microsoft Graph data sheet.

To see if any of these characters are in the Microsoft Word table, use either of the following methods to display all of the nonprinting characters.

Method 1: Use the Options Dialog Box

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and click the View tab.

2. Under Nonprinting Characters, click to select the All check box.

To display or hide all the nonprinting characters, press CTRL+SHIFT+* on the standard keyboard (do not press * on the numeric keypad).

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.

Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix