WinWord Err Msg: Error: Illegal Paste into Table

Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q69945

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

If you try to paste a cell from Microsoft Excel into a Microsoft Word for Windows table, you will receive one of the following messages:

Word Version 2.x, 6.0

You cannot paste this selection into a table

Word Version 1.0, 1.1, or 1.1a

Error: Illegal paste into table

Information from Excel is imported in a table format, and you cannot insert a table into a table. The information from Excel can be pasted into any normal paragraph.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 188-194

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbtable
Additional query words: excel winword winword2 word6
1.x 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Keywords : kbtable
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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