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Q240640: World Atlas: Cannot Paste Over Six Lines of Text in Pushpin Note

Article: Q240640
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui kbdocerr kbimu
Last Modified: 27-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2000 
- Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to paste text into a pushpin note field in Microsoft Encarta
World Atlas 2000, you may receive a system beep and the pushpin note field may
remain empty.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you attempt to paste more than six lines of text
(approximately 30 words) into a pushpin note field.

RESOLUTION
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To prevent this issue from occurring, limit the amount of text you paste into a
pushpin note field to six lines of text or less.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Encarta World Atlas
2000.

MORE INFORMATION
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The "To copy text from another document" online Help topic in Encarta World
Atlas 2000 states:

  If you try to paste more than six lines (approximately 30 words), you?ll see
  a message that tells you the text won?t fit.

However, you do not receive this message when you attempt to paste more than six
lines of text into a pushpin note field.

Additional query words: multi multi-media media mm ewa2k pushpins notes

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Keywords          : kbui kbdocerr kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaWorldAtlas2001 kbEncartaWorldAtlas2000
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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