Changes in paste from 2003 to 2007?

[Sally B]

Previously in Word 2003, if I clicked on a pasted screen shot and pasted
another screen shot, the new screen shot would replace the one that was
selected. In Word 2007, when you click on the existing picture and then
paste in the new screen shot, it adds the new screen shot to the existing
one. I assume that is by design but I don't know. It was always annoying to
paste over the old picture if I forgot to change the focus, but I have a user
who likes that feature and wants it back... Anyone know?

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Do you have "Typing Replaces Selection" checked in your Options? (It's
the default.)

 

[Jay Freedman]

I just checked that, and pasting images ignores that setting. Another
undocumented change for 2007... :-(

It might be possible to override it with a macro, but it's too late to try to
write it tonight.

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[Graham Mayor]

This seems to be another of those issues related to the way that Word 2007
file format handles graphics. Saving as Word 97-2003 format restores the
earlier behaviour, but the following macro should modify the current
behaviour; and while the extra line is superfluous in Word 97-2003 format,
it should work equally there.

Sub EditPaste()
If Selection.Range <> "" Then Selection.Range.Delete
Selection.Paste
End Sub


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[Cheryl Flanders]

You can still replace the current graphic if you move your cursor to
the left margin (cursor changes to a right arrow) and click to
highlight, then paste your new graphic.

Cheryl

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Maybe related to the thing where replacing space-space with space also
replaces space-graphic-space.

 

[Sally B]

That worked, a little twitchy if you don't click it right but it works, and I
did write a small macro last night that makes it replace rather than insert
as well. Thanks all for helping and for your insight.