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
    2023-04-04T02:04:09+00:00

    Ziembam

    Outstanding man,,,,,,, I've been going round in circles with this for months and having to manually type loads

    Thank you very much

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-01T19:42:52+00:00

    thanks Ziembam I just clicked on the lock icon, went to the clipboard and turned it off and turned it back on but didn't work, then clicked reset permission then turned on pop up and redirects and the clipboard was back on then it started working.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-17T14:00:25+00:00

    I had the same problem and found the solution below that was shared by someone else

    • Click on the lock icon to the left of the outlook URL. For me it was not a lock but the extensions icon, (located next to the Bookmark this tab) and turn on Clipboard in permissions. It worked, problem solved.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-16T22:26:24+00:00

    I am having the same problem. It'd be great if there was a solution.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-23T22:23:55+00:00

    I am having this problem in Chrome.

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