Copied text opens in table box...Arghhhhhh

[alo]

Hello...

We have just moved over to MS Office 2003 Pro at work and publisher
defaults to opening copied text in a table, and not in a text box as
required.

What seemed a simple procedure in Office 2000 has now become a little
confusing, how can I enable any copied text appear in a text box and
not a table.

I have tried to mirror the work problem on my home computer, but text
opens in a text box as required.

Thanks

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

This is a known issue and will not be addressed in current versions. The
current workaround is to go to Edit > Paste Special > Unformatted Text into
the text box.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Mary Sauer]

From where are you copying the text? If you place the cursor in a text box and paste,
does the text paste okay?
Many times if you paste from the Internet the tables will come along, try "paste
special." A neat little program here:
http://stevemiller.net/puretext/

 

[alo]

This is a known issue and will not be addressed in current versions. The
current workaround is to go to Edit > Paste Special > Unformatted Text into
the text box.

OK thanks... I shall try this tomorrow back at work.

 

[alo]

From where are you copying the text? If you place the cursor in a text box and paste,
does the text paste okay?
Many times if you paste from the Internet the tables will come along, try "paste
special." A neat little program here:
http://stevemiller.net/puretext/

Yes I was copying the text from a web page!

I shall try 'paste special' and see if that cures the problem.

Thanks