Copying and Pasting Cells Replaces Text in Table in WinWord

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q73539

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

If a cell marker is included in a table selection when you copy the contents of a cell in Microsoft Word for Windows, the contents of the target cell are replaced if you use the Edit Paste command. If you copy and paste multiple cells into a cell, the copied cells replace the contents of the target cell and each cell corresponding to the copied selection.

To paste text into a cell without replacing the existing text, you must select only the text within a cell before copying to the Clipboard. You cannot select the whole cell. This requires that you copy and paste the contents of each cell individually.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," pages 361-373

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbtable
Additional query words: 1.x 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b word6
winword 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 2.0c
Keywords : kbtable
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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