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
    2015-09-25T15:32:26+00:00

    I don't have a close button at the top right corner of the screen, but wouldn't good UX dictate that the close button be right there in the popup?

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  2. Stefan Blom 352.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-09-28T00:09:42+00:00

    I don't have a close button at the top right corner of the screen, but wouldn't good UX dictate that the close button be right there in the popup?

    Which kind of close button are you referring to? To close a Windows program, you can always use the X in the upper right corner. If you are running Windows 8.x, this applies to programs in desktop mode, such as Office programs. Apps running from the Start screen may have no close button unless you rest the mouse pointer at the top of the app.

    Note, however, that this thread is about closing the Paste Options pop-up in Word 2013.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-28T00:29:18+00:00

    Since this thread is about closing the Paste options window, it is that window I'm talking about. The pop-up does not have a "close" button. You have to hit escape. Really stupid UX/UI. Once you figure it out, it's no problem, but as I said, good design suggests that the pop-up have its own "close" button.

    Is this a stupid conversation, or what? 

    "The pop-up should have its own 'close'  button."

    "There's a 'close' button on the top right.'

    That's a close button for the whole window. Duh. "I don't have a close button for the pop-up there. Good UX says there should be a close button right there in the pop-up."

    Is that concept really that difficult to grasp??

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  4. Stefan Blom 352.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-09-28T07:20:56+00:00

    You can post a suggestion in the forum at http://word.uservoice.com.

    For what it is worth, pressing the ESC key is a standard way to close some windows (dialog boxes in particular) and discard any changes that you have made.

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