When I select text in a 2007 Word document and right click, cut, copy & paste
are grayed out. Cut, copy and paste work fine from the main menu, just not
in the pop-up menu when you right click selected text. What can I do to fix
this?

Hi KLA,

If you highlight text and use Ctrl+C then, with no text selected, right click is Paste available?

Is the text in the document still highlighted when you right click? Sometimes if you right click and drag the mouse a bit it pulls
off of the text.

Is there anything besides text being selected?

Is this in any document or only certain ones?

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<<"KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3CB9E366-4C40-4B3D-AF08-46267F315B6A@microsoft.com...
When I select text in a 2007 Word document and right click, cut, copy & paste
are grayed out. Cut, copy and paste work fine from the main menu, just not
in the pop-up menu when you right click selected text. What can I do to fix
this?>>
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

All Word documents are like this. If I highlight any text and right click
(with it still highlighted), cut/copy/paste are grayed out. Cut/Copy/Paste
work from the clipboard. If I highlight text, use Ctrl+C, paste is still
grayed out. This is only happening on my boss's computer with Office 2007
and he wants it to work like it should.

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

> Hi KLA,
>
> If you highlight text and use Ctrl+C then, with no text selected, right click is Paste available?
>
> Is the text in the document still highlighted when you right click? Sometimes if you right click and drag the mouse a bit it pulls
> off of the text.
>
> Is there anything besides text being selected?
>
> Is this in any document or only certain ones?
>
> ==============
> <<"KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3CB9E366-4C40-4B3D-AF08-46267F315B6A@microsoft.com...
> When I select text in a 2007 Word document and right click, cut, copy & paste
> are grayed out. Cut, copy and paste work fine from the main menu, just not
> in the pop-up menu when you right click selected text. What can I do to fix
> this?>>
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>
>

1) Is your boss's copy of 2007 a trial that has expired? Is it a trial that
has not been activated?

2) Is it a purchased version that has not yet been activated?


"KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:36C0C756-E3AE-434E-8C7A-098174D16CFE@microsoft.com...
: All Word documents are like this. If I highlight any text and right click
: (with it still highlighted), cut/copy/paste are grayed out.
Cut/Copy/Paste
: work from the clipboard. If I highlight text, use Ctrl+C, paste is still
: grayed out. This is only happening on my boss's computer with Office 2007
: and he wants it to work like it should.
:
: "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
:
: > Hi KLA,
: >
: > If you highlight text and use Ctrl+C then, with no text selected, right
click is Paste available?
: >
: > Is the text in the document still highlighted when you right click?
Sometimes if you right click and drag the mouse a bit it pulls
: > off of the text.
: >
: > Is there anything besides text being selected?
: >
: > Is this in any document or only certain ones?
: >
: > ==============
: > <<"KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3CB9E366-4C40-4B3D-AF08-46267F315B6A@microsoft.com...
: > When I select text in a 2007 Word document and right click, cut, copy &
paste
: > are grayed out. Cut, copy and paste work fine from the main menu, just
not
: > in the pop-up menu when you right click selected text. What can I do to
fix
: > this?>>
: > --
: >
: > Bob Buckland ?:-)
: > MS Office System Products MVP
: >
: > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
: >
: >
: >

This is a new Dell Optiplex computer with Office 2007 pre-installed by Dell
and activated by me. I have checked the Word settings on the other new
computers and compared with my boss's settings and they are the same.

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

> 1) Is your boss's copy of 2007 a trial that has expired? Is it a trial that
> has not been activated?
>
> 2) Is it a purchased version that has not yet been activated?
>
>
> "KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:36C0C756-E3AE-434E-8C7A-098174D16CFE@microsoft.com...
> : All Word documents are like this. If I highlight any text and right click
> : (with it still highlighted), cut/copy/paste are grayed out.
> Cut/Copy/Paste
> : work from the clipboard. If I highlight text, use Ctrl+C, paste is still
> : grayed out. This is only happening on my boss's computer with Office 2007
> : and he wants it to work like it should.
> :
> : "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
> :
> : > Hi KLA,
> : >
> : > If you highlight text and use Ctrl+C then, with no text selected, right
> click is Paste available?
> : >
> : > Is the text in the document still highlighted when you right click?
> Sometimes if you right click and drag the mouse a bit it pulls
> : > off of the text.
> : >
> : > Is there anything besides text being selected?
> : >
> : > Is this in any document or only certain ones?
> : >
> : > ==============
> : > <<"KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3CB9E366-4C40-4B3D-AF08-46267F315B6A@microsoft.com...
> : > When I select text in a 2007 Word document and right click, cut, copy &
> paste
> : > are grayed out. Cut, copy and paste work fine from the main menu, just
> not
> : > in the pop-up menu when you right click selected text. What can I do to
> fix
> : > this?>>
> : > --
> : >
> : > Bob Buckland ?:-)
> : > MS Office System Products MVP
> : >
> : > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
> : >
> : >
> : >
>
>
>

Is it a *trial* version of office supplied by Dell, or a full operational
purchase version supplied by Dell?

"KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:83444D30-0CCB-43F7-8333-5C578AB0D6D2@microsoft.com...
: This is a new Dell Optiplex computer with Office 2007 pre-installed by
Dell
: and activated by me. I have checked the Word settings on the other new
: computers and compared with my boss's settings and they are the same.
:
: "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:
:
: > 1) Is your boss's copy of 2007 a trial that has expired? Is it a trial
that
: > has not been activated?
: >
: > 2) Is it a purchased version that has not yet been activated?
: >
: >
: > "KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
: > news:36C0C756-E3AE-434E-8C7A-098174D16CFE@microsoft.com...
: > : All Word documents are like this. If I highlight any text and right
click
: > : (with it still highlighted), cut/copy/paste are grayed out.
: > Cut/Copy/Paste
: > : work from the clipboard. If I highlight text, use Ctrl+C, paste is
still
: > : grayed out. This is only happening on my boss's computer with Office
2007
: > : and he wants it to work like it should.
: > :
: > : "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
: > :
: > : > Hi KLA,
: > : >
: > : > If you highlight text and use Ctrl+C then, with no text selected,
right
: > click is Paste available?
: > : >
: > : > Is the text in the document still highlighted when you right click?
: > Sometimes if you right click and drag the mouse a bit it pulls
: > : > off of the text.
: > : >
: > : > Is there anything besides text being selected?
: > : >
: > : > Is this in any document or only certain ones?
: > : >
: > : > ==============
: > : > <<"KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
: > news:3CB9E366-4C40-4B3D-AF08-46267F315B6A@microsoft.com...
: > : > When I select text in a 2007 Word document and right click, cut,
copy &
: > paste
: > : > are grayed out. Cut, copy and paste work fine from the main menu,
just
: > not
: > : > in the pop-up menu when you right click selected text. What can I
do to
: > fix
: > : > this?>>
: > : > --
: > : >
: > : > Bob Buckland ?:-)
: > : > MS Office System Products MVP
: > : >
: > : > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
: > : >
: > : >
: > : >
: >
: >
: >

Hi KLA,

If you hold down the ctrl key when starting Word (Office safe mode) do you get the same issue? If it now works, you could have an
add-in that's interfering.

Is it only in Word or in all of the Office 2007 apps?

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<< "KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:83444D30-0CCB-43F7-8333-5C578AB0D6D2@microsoft.com...
This is a new Dell Optiplex computer with Office 2007 pre-installed by Dell
and activated by me. I have checked the Word settings on the other new
computers and compared with my boss's settings and they are the same. >>
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Bob, it works in safe mode. The add-in is called PPC. We use PPC's eTools
program. If we open PPC eTools and then open a Word document from within the
program, the cut/copy/paste are not grayed out. Now I have to figure out why
the PPC add-in is causing the problem. I might have to check PPC for any
updates to see if this will fix the issue. This only happens in Word.

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

> Hi KLA,
>
> If you hold down the ctrl key when starting Word (Office safe mode) do you get the same issue? If it now works, you could have an
> add-in that's interfering.
>
> Is it only in Word or in all of the Office 2007 apps?
>
> ===============
> << "KLA" <KLA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:83444D30-0CCB-43F7-8333-5C578AB0D6D2@microsoft.com...
> This is a new Dell Optiplex computer with Office 2007 pre-installed by Dell
> and activated by me. I have checked the Word settings on the other new
> computers and compared with my boss's settings and they are the same. >>
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>
>