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

Anonymous

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 MVP Volunteer Moderator

Press the Esc key.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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Anonymous

2015-02-17T22:35:39+00:00

Press the Esc key.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Thank you Doug!!! It was so annoying and I just could not figure out how to get rid of it. Yours was a simple solution that worked. Thank you so much!!!!!
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Anonymous

2015-02-05T01:43:49+00:00

Press the Esc key.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Thanks you! This has driven me crazy for years.
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Anonymous

2015-01-13T01:02:28+00:00

Press the space bar.
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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2014-01-20T15:03:24+00:00

When you click on the Paste Options button, you do get options, including "Set Default Paste," which takes you to the Paste Options settings, where you can clear the check box for "Show Paste Options button."
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