How do I make the "Paste Options" popup go away after pasting text?

Anonymous
2010-02-13T04:16:54+00:00

I'm using Office 2007 on Windows 7 Professional.

This drives me crazy, and right now it's blocking other text I need to edit.  When I move text around, using the right-click cut and paste menu, after pasting the paste options popup shows, and it won't go away, even if I choose a paste option.  How do I make the stupid thing disappear after I'm done with it?

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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2010-02-15T04:59:49+00:00

Press the Esc key.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-20T13:15:04+00:00

    If pressing Esc doesn't work, then it could be that, like me, you're in the habit of doing a Save using Cmd-S after every bit of typing or pasting. My left hand has been in the habit of doing this automatically for 25 years! Unfortunately, this seems to have the effect of freezing this annoying PasteOptions icon on the screen – it doesn't even move when you scroll up and down. The only way to get rid of it then is to close the document and re-open it. Hope that helps!

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-06-20T02:35:58+00:00

    Thank you, Doug!  You are the real MVP!

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  3. Stefan Blom 352.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-02-03T14:38:35+00:00

    If you hide the button permanently, I don't think there's any other way to retain the source formatting.

    And they don't seem to go away when I continue typing, as you describe, either.

    What do you see if you use the Paste Special dialog box (Home | Paste | Paste Special)? You should be able to choose how to paste from that dialog (which options are present depends on what data you copied to the Windows clipboard).

    The Paste Options button, when activated, should go away at the moment you press Enter or type something else. If that does not happen on your system, then something else is wrong.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-02-03T10:07:40+00:00

    If you hide the button permanently, I don't think there's any other way to retain the source formatting.

    And they don't seem to go away when I continue typing, as you describe, either.

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