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Copy/paste no longer working in Excel
Sometime in the last few months the copy/paste function within Excel (Office 365 version) stopped working for me. I have updated Windows and all Office apps to the latest version but that hasn't fix...
- I’d recommend that everyone having thus issue goes to File > Feedback and send a frown, putting your details in the section and start it [Can’t Copy Paste]
Also what version is everyone in who’s having this problem ? File > Account
It will read something like
Semi Annual Channel
Build 1234.567
Just trying to copy a blank cell I get this. It is maddening. My clip board has nothing in it, except the bit of screen shot to show you the Clipboard Item not collected. I've rebooted.
Sent the file to a co-worker and they can cut and paste. This is office Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016. The document was created by me and is not protected. Safe mode does not help. I would like to submit a frown but in file I have no feedback option.
Do none of the copy methods work? Right click copy, Ctrl C
Feedback might be under File (then down the bottom left corner)
Feedback might be under File (then down the bottom left corner)
- Correct, none of the methods work ctrl-c or right click, select copy. I can paste into excel, I just cannot pull anything out. Other apps are having no trouble. What might be different is I run a few powershell scripts that create excel files with out the application. I had to add a couple directories to my machine for this to work. I copy these excel files to a folder that is linked to a teams folder so that others can see the data. I've been doing this for a couple years, the cut an paste thing just started. Unless my task bar is blocking it on the left when I hit file I have the following. Info New Open Save Save As Print Share Export Close Account Options