Wrapped Text Pasted from Excel to WinWord No Longer Wraps

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q86678
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
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Wrapped text from a Microsoft Excel for Windows spreadsheet no longer wraps if you paste it into Microsoft Word for Windows. Instead, the text in Word for Windows displays an underscore character (_) where the lines break for the wrap in Excel.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem in version 2.0 or 2.0a of Word for Windows, do the following:

  • From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special. Under Data Type, select Unformatted Text (rather than Formatted Text), then choose the Paste button.

To work around this problem in version 1.x of Word for Windows, do the following:
  • Select the pasted spreadsheet in Word. From the Edit menu, choose Replace. Substitute paragraph marks for the underscore characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Excel versions 3.0 and 4.0. This problem does not occur in Excel version 5.0.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbtable
Additional query words: 1.0 1.10 1.10a 2.0 2.0a
winword winword2
Keywords : kbtable
Version : 1.x 2.x
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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