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
    2023-01-26T00:21:43+00:00

    Hello,

    My name is Sajjad, and I will assist you today.

    Please refer to this link:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com...

    Warm Regards,

    Sajjad

    Note: This is a user-to-user support forum and I am a fellow user.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-26T18:21:09+00:00

    I am operating Office 365 on Windows 11 and am having the exact same issue.

    When I have copied something and I right click so I may paste, the ONLY option I am given is "Emoji". Copy and Cut are greyed out, I assume because what I want to paste is already on the clipboard. (When there is nothing on the clipboard and I right click, I am offered Emoji, Copy, Cut.)

    This forum will not let me upload the example screenshot, either. This error has been happening for the past few days and it is extremely frustrating!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-26T18:46:59+00:00

    I have a user experiencing a similar issue. I was not able to reproduce it in on my computer using O365 on the web. She could copy from any source, she had the paste option available in her context menu, but when she clicked on it, nothing would paste into her email message. We came up with a workaround using the keyboard shortcuts "CRTL+C" to copy and "CTRL+V" to paste. She can successfully copy and paste using the shortcuts, but not when she tries to right-click and select paste from the context menu.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-26T21:25:02+00:00

    I just started to have the exact same problem. The CRTL+V does work for me but, is annoying. I can still copy normally. I don't need to do CRTL+C. I am using the web version. It's defiantly the the OWA. I also have a hotmail account and it works normally. I found a similar issue that was resolved by editing the signature. They said that there were extra spaces or some other error causing this problem. But, I actually removed my signature and the problem stayed the same. This must be a problem introduced by Microsoft when something was updated or a feature was added.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-27T06:16:33+00:00

    My college account and my work account have also experienced same symptom, but not personal one. After copied something and right click, only option "Emoji", Copy and Cut (greyed out) in message box.

    Sharepoint link attached in email also works abnormally. It prompts another O365 tab. Workaround is right click and select "Open link in New Tab".

    My O365 is opened from browsers. It has been happening since 25/1. Believe error from MS account. Did anyone from MS aware?

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