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Auschten - 25 Feb 2005 23:19 GMT

I have a few users who need to copy large amounts of data to the Office 2000
clipboard. Microsoft says that the clipboard can only hold 12 items or 4MB of
data, whichever comes first. Also, if any one item is over 2.5MB in size, the
program may crash. Well, my users often need to copy more than 2.5MB of data
at once.

Is there any way to increase the clipboard size? Or at the very least, make
the clipboard hold only one item at a time?

Thanks!

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TF - 26 Feb 2005 09:49 GMT

Are there alternatives to this that they can use such as Insert, Picture
from File, or Insert, File or Insert, Object? Copying and pasting graphics
or Pictures is not recommended anyway. Even if you see a picture on a web
site, it is better to extract the picture and then Insert, Picture than a
straight copy and paste - especially if they are so large.

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:I have a few users who need to copy large amounts of data to the Office 2000
: clipboard. Microsoft says that the clipboard can only hold 12 items or 4MB of
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Auschten - 28 Feb 2005 18:09 GMT

They are usually pasting from Word files into Word files, and not usually
pasting a whole file, just large parts of one. Shouldn't there be a registry
hack or something?

I've told them to copy smaller items and keep the clipboard cleared out, but
I'd like a more permanent fix.

Thanks

> Are there alternatives to this that they can use such as Insert, Picture
> from File, or Insert, File or Insert, Object? Copying and pasting graphics
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TF - 28 Feb 2005 21:54 GMT

Not that I am aware of: I didn't even know there was a limit (other than the
12 entries) as I don't really use the Clipboard tool. I usually avoid
copy/paste because of the problems bringing in rogue styles or corruptions
from other documents. If I do, I use Paste Special and use the unformatted
text option: then I apply the document styles. If I need a substantial part
of a document, I would insert a Section Break, Next Page and then use
Insert, File to bring in the whole document and then delete what isn't
needed. However, that brings in those rogue styles with it.

Terry

: They are usually pasting from Word files into Word files, and not usually
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Auschten - 28 Feb 2005 22:13 GMT

Hmm... I guess that'll have to be the solution.

Thanks.

> Not that I am aware of: I didn't even know there was a limit (other than the
> 12 entries) as I don't really use the Clipboard tool. I usually avoid
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