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Q83295: Pasting Text into Windows Paintbrush

Article: Q83295
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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When transferring formatted text from Windows 3.1 Write to Paintbrush, the text
will not retain its formatting (that is, italic, bold, and so on). Rather, it
will take on the currently selected text attributes in Paintbrush (in the Text,
Fonts menu). Paintbrush does not support superscript or subscript.

When pasting text in Paintbrush, the text tool must be chosen, and the cursor
placed on the screen; an attempt to paste when a different tool is selected
results in the following error message:

  Only Text is available on the Clipboard. To paste text, first select the
  position for pasting text, and then use the Paste command.

Text cannot be pasted into Paintbrush in Windows 3.0; the paste command is
unavailable (dimmed).

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 3.1 grey gray paint brush

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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