Little Annoying Paste Icon

[Pat]

When I paste text in Word 2002, I always get a small, annoying clipboard icon (the paste
icon) next to the word I pasted. How do I prevent that little icon from showing up?

(Gee, I miss Word 2000!)

 

[Lene Fredborg]

Select Tools > Options > Edit tab and turn off "Show Paste Options Buttons".

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word

 

[Pat]

Ahhh... thank you!

Select Tools > Options > Edit tab and turn off "Show Paste Options Buttons".

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word

 

[Beth Melton]

As Lene noted, it can be turned off, but have you taken a look at the
options it provides? I've found it saves me a LOT of extra time depending on
what I'm pasting. For example if I'm pasting text that contains formatting
and want to strip the formatting of the source so it matches the formatting
of destination paragraph then the "Keep text only" option is quite handy.

If you find the button lingers too long, press the Esc key to dismiss it.

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