cannot paste in a particular work document

[advancedevaluation]

I am using a word document (that I created in the past) as a template for a
report. Whatever I copy or cut will not paste. Neither can I drag and drop.
It does allow me to select text. Otherwise I am able to type and work in the
document.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Other reports on this problem have indicated that deleting the Data key
usually fixes it. In Word 2007, the Data key is located here in the
registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word

(Look for 11.0 instead of 12.0 for Word 2003.) Word automatically creates a
new data key.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

And if you are not adept at or comfortable with editing the Registry, use
the Fix It button in the KB article at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940791.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org