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Q141002: Bookshelf: Can’t Use Undo with Copy To Excel Command

Article: Q141002
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:; :1995 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 for Windows 
- Microsoft Bookshelf for Windows 1995 edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Bookshelf Copy To Excel command, the Excel Undo feature cannot
undo the information you pasted.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use a regular copy and paste operation. To copy and
paste text between Bookshelf and Excel, follow these steps:

1. Start Bookshelf and select the text you want to copy.

2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

3. Start Excel.

4. Select a cell or the upper-left cell of the area where you want to paste the
  text.

5. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

The Excel Undo feature can now to undo the paste.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Bookshelf Copy To Excel command works with Excel 7.0. To use this command,
do one of the following:

- On the Edit menu, click Copy to Excel.

  -or-

- Press and hold down the keyboard CTRL key while you press the E key (the
  CTRL+E keyboard shortcut).

Additional query words: 1995 1996 96 '96 '97 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm dimmed greyed unavailable disabled blocked can't

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeMMsearch kbBookshelfSearch kbBookShelf1995 kbBookShelf1996 kbBookShelf1997
Version           : WINDOWS:; :1995 edition

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