right click paste suddenly stopped working in outlook email

Anonymous
2023-01-25T18:19:01+00:00

Normally I can use my mouse to highlight, copy and paste text and URL's from just about anywhere (files on my computer or online) and paste into the body of an email in outlook - have been doing this without any issue for more than five years.

Now, suddenly and without any changes made by me and without any obvious explanation -or solution- I can only copy and paste ONE time after a fresh sign in. Thereafter I cannot copy and paste with my mouse - when I attempt to, a different window opens, it has a paste option in the menu but it does nothing other than close the window.

I can paste with the mouse in the to, cc and subject fields as usual / normal - only the body of the email is affected.

I can paste into the body of the email from the keyboard with Ctr-V - please don't answer with that as the solution - it isn't, it's an alternative.

I am looking to fix the mouse problem - it is how I work and want to continue to work.

Thanks

p.s. Instructions here suggest inserting a screen shot - made two, tried inserting / uploading here but ... that appears not to work either - I don't see any screen shots here do you ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-28T20:31:28+00:00

    I had the same issue and NOTHING worked to allow me to paste. What I did that worked, and I don't know why it worked, but it did, was I went to the right of the address box and clicked on "Install Outlook (PWA)" it opened a new window with my email and I still could not paste. I closed the window, and outlook closed completely requiring me to re-login to Outlook. When I did, I was then able to paste my text. Don't know why, but it worked. Can't say for how long it will work, but it did this time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T23:18:19+00:00

    Having the same issue with Windows 10, Firefox browser. The issue started yesterday, 04/16/2023.

    So far, none of the "solutions" offered do anything. Some of them direct to things that don't exist.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T14:55:46+00:00

    Where is "2. SELECT T"

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T14:54:01+00:00

    Can you give click by click instructions on how to do this? Can't find Clipboard in Firefox

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T13:33:09+00:00
    1. CLICK ON ...
    2. CLICK ON T
    3. SELECT SIMPLE DOCUMENT

    what does this mean? in firefox there is no ...

    and in other browsers, clikcing on ... there is no "T" to click on. no idea

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