WD: Spike Command Captures Only First Cell of Table

ID: Q126370

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

If you select a table and try to cut it to the Spike, the Spike command captures only the contents of the first cell. When you paste the Spike contents, you insert only the contents of the first cell.

CAUSE

The Spike captures only the information up to the first paragraph mark. The end-of-cell marker in the first cell acts like a paragraph mark; thus, the Spike fails to see the contents of the table beyond the first end-of-cell marker.

WORKAROUND

Select the entire table and the paragraph mark immediately following it before executing the Spike command.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

To use the Spike command, which is actually an AutoText entry, use the appropriate method for your operating system.

Windows

To cut a selection to the Spike, press CTRL+F3.

NOTE: This actually creates the AutoText entry called Spike.

To paste the Spike contents into a document clearing the Spike AutoText entry, press CTRL+SHIFT+F3.

To paste the Spike contents into a document without clearing the Spike AutoText entry, type the word SPIKE and then press F3.

Macintosh

To cut a selection to the Spike, press COMMAND+F3.

To paste the Spike contents into a document clearing the Spike AutoText entry, press COMMAND+SHIFT+F3.

To paste the Spike contents into a document without clearing the Spike AutoText entry, use the appropriate method for your version of Word.

Word 6.x: Click AutoText on the Edit menu. Click the AutoText entry of Spike and then click Insert.

Word 98 Macintosh Edition: point to AutoText on the Insert menu, and then click AutoText. In the Enter AutoText entries here box, click Spike, and then click Insert.

Additional query words:

Keywords : winword macword word6
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,98; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; :
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb