Why is it when I copy cells from Excel and paste it into Gmail, the cells are pasted as an Image?

Anonymous
2021-06-08T08:50:47+00:00

I usually copy and paste cells from Microsoft Excel to Gmail for work, this was was being pasted as an table of text that I could edit.

Then my computer was reformatted because of some issues and now after trying to use it again for work, I tried copying cells from Excel and pasting it in Gmail as usual, but now the cells aren't being pasted as a table, but as an image, like a screenshot of the cells. Could it be a software I had before or something?

Now the only way I can copy and paste cells from Excel is to go through Word, which adds an extra step.

I tried reinstalling MS Office, and it still didn't work, I'm currently using Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-09T10:07:18+00:00

    Hello Jerby,

    Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

    I understand many people are currently experiencing this situation and I am inclined to believe the source of this is the version of Microsoft office you are using. I use office 2016 Professional Plus with google chrome and to date, I can still copy and paste cells to any email application I want.

    Using Microsoft Edge has been known to give different results.

    You can also simulate with a CSV file which has minimalist formatting of the document.

    Let me know if any of these work for you.

    Kind regards.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-09T10:17:40+00:00

    Its not a chrome issue , Firefox has the same problem as well .

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-09T10:36:36+00:00

    Its not a chrome issue , Firefox has the same problem as well .

    Works on mine. MacOS 11.4, Firefox 89.0.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-09T11:15:54+00:00

    Actually, issue persists on firefox as well on Windows.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-09T11:23:47+00:00

    Actually, issue persists on firefox as well on Windows.

    Didn't run into that. Anyway, the work around mentioned in my initial comment works.

    Hope that is helpful to some until this issue is resolved.

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