Moving data between tables

[Steve Swift]

I have two documents. Each contains a table with three columns. I'm
moving data from columns 2 & 3 in the "old" document to columns 2 & 3 in
the "new" document. I'm doing this one row at a time (because each row
represents something physical that I'm moving, and that takes time)

Until today I'd select column 2&3 in the old table, and cut (Ctrl+x).
In the new table I'd put the cursor in column 2 of the next empty row
and paste (ctrl+v). This would put data from column 2 in column 2 and
data from column 3 in column 3. Ideal. Just what I wanted/expected.

Today, the paste operation is creating a new, single row, double column
table inside column two of my new table.

I'm too set in my ways to be doing anything differently, so what might
be causing this?

 

[Steve Swift]

Today, the paste operation is creating a new, single row, double column

table inside column two of my new table.

That was simply WORD's subtle way of saying "I'd rather you reboot
before doing that again". Too subtle for me, though.