Why cant I just copy/paste new flippin rows into a flippin table - I have been using MS Word for 4783248314873816274 years - but increasing finding this problem - i end up stressed out with million things to do and have to Insert>Row>Below One-at-a-time

Streeeeeeeeeeeessssed!!!!!!!!



https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byh...it?usp=sharing

It's really quite easy - when you know how! Simply click on the Paste button's dropdown arrow, then on the 'overwrite cells' option.

__________________
Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Cross-posted at: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...7-9549832858a4
For cross-posting etiquette, please read: http://www.excelguru.ca/content.php?184

__________________
Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

If I can just get this right - I should not post something in these forums if I have posted somewhere else in the world

Got it!

There's no objection to posting elsewhere, provided you also provide links to the other threads at each site.

__________________
Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

That wont work - Word has the inclination to paste a table within the table, often the rows/columns are not aligned - Done this million times (successfully and unsuccessfully with simple copy/paste) and doesn't need paste special options and these certainly will not overcome the issue i am posting about - I think it's a bug which MPVs tend not to acknowledge (so I dont expect an answer on MS Answers) - Maybe incompatibility between difference versions of Word and the way they handle tables

I think my answer is just create table with few 100 extra rows and just delete un-used rows (with any version of word) after I have finished

Not when you use the method described.
Well, if your data aren't aligned, how do you expect Word to 'know' your intention?
If you're referring to MVPs, I'd suggest you be a little more considerate. Neither I nor any other MS-MVP works for Microsoft or has an interest in defending it from justified criticism or of pretending bugs are something else. Indeed, if you look around, you'll find plenty of MS-criticism from MVPs.
Whatever works for you ...

__________________
Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

See http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...58a4#LastReply

Ah, so the problem as now evidenced in a different document is rather different from what it was said to be here ...

__________________
Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]