WD2000: Err Msg: "This is not a valid selection"

ID: Q224027

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

ERROR MESSAGE

When you try to paste text into a vertical selection, the following error message appears:

This is not a valid selection.

NOTE: To select a vertical block of text, press and hold the ALT key while you click and drag the mouse pointer over the text.

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/alerts.htm

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Word does not allow you to paste into a vertically selected block of text.

WHAT TO TRY

Word doesn't allow you to paste into a vertically selected block of text.

Cancel the vertical block selection and then position the insertion point at the location where you want the text to appear. Click Paste on the Edit menu.

For more information about selecting text, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "How do I select text?" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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Additional query words: OFF2000


Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb