ReNa, I am not using MS WORD but I do use Perfect Office and something similar happens when I paste from Outlook Express much of the time. I usually drop it into Editpad first re-copy it and drop it into Word Perfect. That works every time. Seems like maybe there is some underlying graphics. Not sure if this is the same problem you are experiencing. Cy ----- Original Message ----- From: "G.R. Hanson" <grhanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "PCHelpers" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 15:10 PM Subject: [pchelpers] copy paste puts a pdf icon in Word > Why is it when I do a copy and paste into Word, many times instead of pasting the info, I get a little pdf icon symbol instead. > Sometimes I have to go back and forth, copying and pasting it over and over several times before the text pastes. > ??? > Re-Na Hanson / Arkansas USA Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.