Thanks for your attention C.K. I can't say what make the trouble occur in some Word Docs on my computer but not yours. I'm not a whiz at such things.
As for the extra paragraphs, this macro is set up to cut blocks of text (and sometimes also graphics) that I don't want to delete permanently and deposit them into a section at the end of my documents I call "Out Takes." I've found that if I don't add extra returns, the text collects into one big jumble.

Is there anything else I can try to get this macro (and a couple other similar ones I depend on) to work?
Thanks!
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