Copy and paste doesn't preserve location on page

S

Susie W

In 2003, when I highlight and copy some objectss from one page, insert a new
page, then paste the items onto the new page, the items are pasted, but not
in the same location as on the first page. Also, copying a page from one
document to another, (Ctrl-a Ctrl-C, etc.), the page is pasted half into the
page and half into the scratch area.

Any way to preserve the location on the page?
 
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Mary Sauer

Place your cursor where you want the copied object, right-click, paste.

If you are viewing a two page spread and you have copied something on the right
and want to paste it on the left the pasted object will be still on the right.
Turn off two page spread if you want the object to be pasted exactly as you
copied.
 
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Susie W

Mary, thanks for your quick reply. We have standard formats for our
documents. It would be hard to know exactly where to point on the page,
because we copy different objects. Is this how 2003 works, or might there be
a fix or another way? (right-click and copy, then new page and paste works,
but only for one object)
 
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Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

Are you locking the objects together prior to copy/paste?
Encircle the objects on your page first then on the bottom will appear a
little locking box (dunno how to describe it) click on that and it will lock
the stuff together so the will move as one object.


| Mary, thanks for your quick reply. We have standard formats for our
| documents. It would be hard to know exactly where to point on the page,
| because we copy different objects. Is this how 2003 works, or might there
be
| a fix or another way? (right-click and copy, then new page and paste
works,
| but only for one object)
|
|
| "Mary Sauer" wrote:
|
| > Place your cursor where you want the copied object, right-click, paste.
| >
| > If you are viewing a two page spread and you have copied something on
the right
| > and want to paste it on the left the pasted object will be still on the
right.
| > Turn off two page spread if you want the object to be pasted exactly as
you
| > copied.
| > --
| > Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
| > http://office.microsoft.com/
| > http://msauer.mvps.org/
| > news://msnews.microsoft.com
| > http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/publisher/FX100649111033.aspx
| >
| > | > > In 2003, when I highlight and copy some objectss from one page, insert
a new
| > > page, then paste the items onto the new page, the items are pasted,
but not
| > > in the same location as on the first page. Also, copying a page from
one
| > > document to another, (Ctrl-a Ctrl-C, etc.), the page is pasted half
into the
| > > page and half into the scratch area.
| > >
| > > Any way to preserve the location on the page?
| > >
| >
| >
| >
 

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