Don't know if this will help or not.  I use Yankee Clipper
http://www.yankee-clipper.net/index.htm which allows several copies to be
stored at one time.
I copied from e-mail, started Word 97, pasted and it worked fine.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcia Coakley" <[log in to unmask]>


> I often copy and paste recipes and other information directly from email
> messages (I use Outlook as my mail manager) into Word documents for
storing
> in my files.  I highlight the portion I want to transfer, then right click
> my mouse and select copy, open a new Word document (assuming I don't have
> one already open), then right click again and select paste.  This has
always
> been simple and effective, until recently, when I am not able to paste
> unless the Word document in open before I attempt the transfer!!!?  I now
> have to go back and recopy (and then the clipboard appears with the
> item...usually it doesn't do this unless there are 2 or more items), and
> then go and paste.

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