Forgive me if I am repeating something since I haven't been following this string. Have you gone into the options dialog of whatever PDF program is on your computer or into Word. Perhaps a program is taking over that involves pdf files. From: "G.R. Hanson" <grhanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Tonia wrote:You can use Paste Special from the Edit menu and choose Paste > Unformatted. Or for a quicker solution, create a macro to paste unformatted > text each time you use the keyboard shortcut.........> > > > Re-Na writes: > Tonia, I've used 'paste special' all the time. But it doesn't solve this. > Here, let me copy from outlook express the one paragraph you sent to a word > document.... ok, the pdf icon came up. Ok, so I go up to paste special, and > when I click on it, I don't get the usual options. > Here is what I get: 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.