Cut & Paste Question

[Arclight]

I'm using XP and MS Word XP 2002.

After highlighting and copying some text on a web site, I open my Word 2002
and try to paste the text in a new document.

Problem:

The cut and paste icons are grayed out and EDIT, copy and past options are
grayed.

How do I copy and paste?

Do I have to turn on some options in Word 2002?

Thx!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Did you get Word as part of Works Suite?

 

[Arclight]

It came on my Dell Laptop with M/soft Money.

Did you get Word as part of Works Suite?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you got Money as part of the package (and did not get Excel, PowerPoint,
or other Office apps), then you probably did get Works Suite. Go to Control
Panel | Add/Remove Programs and uninstall the Microsoft Works Suite Add-in
for Word. One of this add-ins many nasty habits is clearing the Clipboard
when you start Word.

 

[Arclight]

Ok, I deleted it and it seems to be working.
Does it affect anything because I deleted Works Suite?

Thx!!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You should not have uninstalled Works Suite, just the Microsoft Works Suite
Add-in for Word. Aside from saving yourself a lot of headaches in Word, the
only thing you have lost is the ability to use a Works address book or
database as a data source for a Word mail merge or to start a merge from
Works.

 

[Arclight]

That's the way the laptop came frm Dell. I hardly ever use Word -- but I
could not figure out why C&P was not working. This will work for me.

Thanks again for taking the time to help me!!!