Ctrl c not working

Anonymous
2009-05-11T08:55:36+00:00

Hello, somehow I have managed to disable the shortcuts for cutting and pasting. I can only do it manually through the menu bar. I cannot Ctrl C or Ctrl V anymore - nothing happens! What have I done? Please help.

thanks

Nicole

(am using Word 2003)

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Anonymous
2010-02-03T00:02:47+00:00

Annoying problem if you rely 100% on keyboard shortcuts!  I had the same problem and the fix is very easy.  You will need to uninstall your keyboard driver and restart your computer and your CTRL keys will function once again.  To do this:

1)  Click Start

2)  Control Panel

3)  Printers and Other Hardware

4)  Keyboard

5)  In the Keyboard Properties window, click Hardware

6)  Click Properties

7)  Click Driver

8)  Click Uninstall, click OK

9)  Restart your Computer

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Anonymous
2009-05-13T16:02:40+00:00

Hello nicbar35,

 Thank you for your reply back!

 Is this only happening in Microsoft Word or does this also occur in other programs like 'Notepad"?  I went to Microsoft Word support and am showing commands listed below.  Again, if only happening within Word, I would suggest going to site listed.

Keyboard shortcuts for Word and support:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051866641033.aspx?pid=CH060831551033

Character and paragraph formatting

To do this Press
Copy formatting from text. CTRL+SHIFT+C
Apply copied formatting to text. CTRL+SHIFT+V

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-01-13T23:03:56+00:00

    I had a similar issues where Ctrl C would freeze an application and the "thinking" circle would show and sometimes the application - Word, Excel, Outlook - would issue a "Not Responding" message.

    I went into Word (2007) and "Office Button" - "Word Options" -"Advanced" scroll down to Cut, Copy and Paste area. Then changed 2 defaults: Pasting Between Documents and Pasting From Other Applications to "Match Destination Formatting".

    If that doesn't clear it up, you can also go from the "Word Options" menu to  "Add-Ins" and Go to "Manage COM Add-ins". I disabled MS Live Add-in and Shareview (since I use neither).

    I am not 100% sure which option solved the issue but Ctrl C and Ctrl V are faster than ever. Hope this helps some ...

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-07-23T13:45:28+00:00

    I have the same issue, and it is in all programs, even Firefox. This happened after i updated Silverlight. Ctrl+Insert, which is not a terribly easy keystroke, works to copy, but I still can't paste with a keystroke. i have Windows xp 64bit.

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-05-13T16:17:30+00:00

    Hello Nicbar35,

    Thank you for visiting Microsoft Answers forum.

    Do you have Windows Live Mail client application?

    Thanks,

    Martin

    Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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