You may not be able to paste information that is copied from a workbook in Excel 2004 for Mac into another program

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to paste information that is copied from a workbook in Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac into another program, you may not be able to paste. The Paste command in the Edit menu may be unavailable.
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CAUSE

This problem may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
  • You are using Macintosh OS X version 10.2.x.
  • You are trying to paste the information into a program that does not support Rich Text Format, HTML, or PICT.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Copy the information in Excel.
  2. Start TextEdit.
  3. Press COMMAND+V.
  4. Select the text in TextEdit.
  5. Press COMMAND+C.
You can now paste the information into the text-only program.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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MORE INFORMATION

Information in Microsoft Excel cannot be pasted into text-only programs on Mac OS 10.2.x.
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Article ID: 841424 - Last Review: October 6, 2011 - Revision: 2.0
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  • Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac
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