So, yes!!! There Is a fundamental difference between copying page layouts and copying content on the one hand, and pasting page layouts and content on the other. Where do you propose to paste the text to, if not into another document?

I do take it, of course, that you're also aware you can play around with your existing document's page layout to your heart's content, without ever copying/pasting anything, then saving the result to a new file.

If the above doesn't answer your needs, perhaps you could explain what you're trying to achieve as the ultimate result.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]