WD: Cannot Paste Selection Containing Section Break into Table
Article ID: 143047
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q143047
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to paste text into a table containing a section break, you
may receive the following error message:
You cannot paste this selection into a table.
WORKAROUND
Use either of the following methods to work around this problem.
Method 1
Remove the section break before you copy and paste the selection into a
table.
Method 2
Select the text above the section break, copy it and then paste it into the
table, and then repeat this step for the text following the section break.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
Additional query words: convert converting paste end
Keywords: kbhowto kbbug kbtable KB143047