Can't Paste in Microsoft Word 2003

[Athena28]

Hi,

I'm trying to copy text and then paste it into an existing doc. in Word
2003. It keeps shutting down & saying it needs to retrieve the doc. I've
tried deleting the files 'normal.doc' and then reopening Word but nothing has
changed. I tried shutting off Norton and that didn't help. This has gone on
for several weeks.

Tried 'Detect & Repair" and now can paste once in a while. I copy text & try
to paste it and the screen freezes up. It turns into a white blank page with
just the name of the doc. and Microsoft Word up on top on the blue line.
Other times it works after several minutes but I still see the blank white
page etc. until it finishes.

I even said "yes" when Microsoft asked if a report should be sent. It then
directed me to an area to d/l updates that Microsoft said should help the
problem. I d/l the critical updates but they've done nothing to change the
problem. I still find it almost impossible to paste blocks of text (large or
small).

I wonder if it's a good idea to install the Microsoft Works Suite 2002 I
have from my old computer. I still have the CDs and since I've heard this can
be a real problem with Microsoft Word 2003 maybe it'll make it easier for me
if I don't have to deal with Microsoft Word 2003 at all? Is this an
acceptable solution and/or do I have to uninstall Microsoft Word 2003 if I do
this?

Thank you.

P.S. This is a pretty new computer.

--
MY SPECS:

Dell Latitude D820
Genuine Intel[R] CPU
T2300 @ 1.66 GHz
981MHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension
Win XP, Home Edition, Version 2002
Service Pack 2
IE 6.0
Word 2003

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

What are you copying from? When pasting, try using Edit | Paste
Special | Paste as: Unformatted text.

 

[Athena28]

Thanks.

Well, I didn't know that existed so I went to give it a try. (I'm copying
text from a website. It's a story someone is writing on Yahoo. There are no
pics). I went to Edit > Paste Special. Unfortunately, the only options I
saw were:

-bitmap

-device independent bitmap

I wasn't given a choice to paste as: Unformatted text.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In that case, what you're looking at is a picture rather than editable text.

 

[Athena28]

Interesting. I understand what you're saying that even if there are no pics
visible it's still seeing it as a pic (the text I'm taking directly from
Yahoo).

I decided to try it again and now I did get the option to do 'paste
ispecial' as several types of text. I tried 'unformatted text' and it seemed
to work. Of course, I wonder why it's necessary (as w/Word 2002 I never had
a problem like this) but I won't question further. ;-)

Thanks for all the help.