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Q134320: Black Blocks Appear with Pasted Text in Notepad

Article: Q134320
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Julia Child: Home Cooking with Master Chefs for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Pregnancy and Child Care, Preview on MSN 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you Copy and Paste text from one of the applications listed above, into
Microsoft Notepad, solid block characters appear in the pasted text. One block
appears in the title and others may appear in the text.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this occurs in the above applications.


WORKAROUND
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Paste the text into Microsoft Windows Write. Windows Write allows use of
formatted text while the basic text editor, Notepad, does not.


Additional query words: 1.00 multi media multimedia multi-media Char mmtitles

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbZNotKeyword kbMSNSearch kbJuliaChild
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0

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