Paste function no longer works in Outlook email (web version)

Anonymous
2022-10-18T08:13:22+00:00

Hi,

I've been using copy and paste frequently in my work Outlook account for almost two years without any issues.

The other day I found I could no longer paste text into the email body. It doesn't matter where it's from, and copy works fine, just not paste.

What happened just prior to this was a window popped up saying something about allow or block pasting from clipboard, but I didn't read it properly and clicked block, and suddenly it wouldn't let me paste anything (unsurprisingly... just I'd never seen that pop-up before so it caught me off guard and I didn't know if it was genuine)

Anyway, I closed the app and reopened it and tried again. This time the pop-up appeared again and I clicked 'allow' and thought it was all fine.

It still wouldn't allow me to paste, so I closed the app again, reopened it, and it was working, which it continued to do all day.

The next day (yesterday) I opened it as usual, no pop-up, but it wouldn't let me paste. Now if I click on paste, the options box just hangs there and doesn't disappear, and it still won't let me paste.

The only thing I can think is there was an update the other day and I wonder if there's a bug in the new version.

Does anyone know how I can revert to a prior version perhaps? I really need this function for work, it's disabling without it.

Many thanks.

ETA: I've just tried using ctrl+shift+v and that allows me to paste. So this is something to do with Outlook itself I think. But I have a workaround for the time being, if that helps anyone with the same issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-28T05:10:32+00:00

    Thank you but I use Google Chrome, but I found a solution. I was able to allow the clipboard to post, which was located in the Google settings. Tech support brought me to the Google settings, and then I found what to do. Inadvertantly, I had pressed "block' the clipboard. It was a pop- up box, which came up when Outlook came up with a new format for the copy and posting. It took me two hours to finally find the correct way to get it. No problem this night doing it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-28T04:36:37+00:00

    sorry it didn’t work for you

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-28T01:11:13+00:00

    Thank you v much..byt when I click on the pad lock on Firefox I do not get what you get: I get this:

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-28T01:04:28+00:00

    That doesn't work.

    No CLIPBOARD setting after clicking on the padlock.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-28T00:26:23+00:00

    What worked for me was: in the address bar. ie outlook.live.com. , click the padlock at the beginning , under CLIPBOARD” click on “reset permission” then click the clipboards switch to on. good luck

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