Q86577: Word for MS-DOS Err Msg: There Is No Text in the Clipboard

Article: Q86577
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error message may appear in Windows version 3.1 when you attempt
to paste text from Word for MS-DOS to another MS-DOS application:

  There is no text in the clipboard

CAUSE
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The above error message is generated when Word for MS-DOS version 5.5 runs in
Graphics mode.

When you run Word for MS-DOS in a Window and using the Edit Mark option, text is
copied into the Windows Clipboard. In Clipboard, the display from Word for
MS-DOS is received as a bitmap instead of text.

RESOLUTION
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Setting the Display Mode option in Word for MS-DOS to Text mode should correct
this problem. From the Word for MS-DOS View menu, choose Preferences. Change the
Display Mode option from Graphics to Text. This will allow the pasting of text
from Word for MS-DOS to another MS-DOS-based application.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 err msg

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

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