Right click paste not working in Outlook 365

Anonymous
2023-01-25T21:13:46+00:00

I am operating Office 365 email on Windows 10.

When I compose an email, the program will allow me to right click and copy words. But it will not allow me to right click and paste words. It gives me only the option to paste an emoji.

I also cannot find the paste icon at the top of Microsoft 365 to use that function.

I tried to upload a screenshot but it won't go through.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-26T12:13:12+00:00

    Doesn't work for me. I'm using Firefox. There's no lock icon anywhere in the window, or elsewhere on the screen. No settings for this anywhere in the program either. Also, and I stated this before, I only have this issue with my office 365 mail. My live mail hasn't had this problem. This is defiantly something Microsoft did. It's been this way for so long, I doubt if anyone there cares or wants to resolve the problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-26T09:23:18+00:00

    Great help, thank you, although my Chrome was slightly different. This worked:

    Change settings for all sites

    1. On your computer, open Chrome.
    2. At the top right, click More (the three vertical dots) >> Settings.
    3. Click Privacy and Security >> Site Settings.
    4. Look for outlook.office.com (or it might list automatically)
    5. Scroll down to Clipboard and select Allow.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-26T08:09:21+00:00

    Keera Jordan - amazing! Thank you! All sorted. :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-25T21:39:42+00:00

    I had a co-worker with this same problem and I think I've figured it out!

    Depending on which browser you're using, you'll need to adjust the settings for your browser.

    Edge:

    • In the upper left-hand corner of the browser bar there's a little lock icon.
    • Click the lock icon and under "permissions for this site" we found that clipboard was blocked.
    • Change "block" to "allow" for the clipboard

    Chrome:

    • In the upper left-hand corner of the browser bar there's a little lock icon.
    • Click the lock icon, then click "Site Settings"
    • Under Site Settings, look for one called "Clipboard" and change the settings to "Allow"
    • The default is "ask" so it will always ask you and if you accidentally block your permissions, it will turn them off.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-25T10:18:34+00:00

    This started happening to us a few days ago. I re-started the computer and it fixed it but now it seems permanent.

    The only way to part fix it is by changing the email setting from html to plain - not ideal at all.

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