Microsoft Office has Identified a Potential Security Concern

Anonymous
2021-07-02T22:06:41+00:00

Hi,

Starting this afternoon, when I copy an paste an HTML-based wiki file (from Zendesk) into Word, I see the attached error.

I perform this operation numerous times, and never saw this notice until today. I have Word 365 Win10.

The problem does not occur when I paste a Confluence page.

Can someone clarify this message for me? What do they mean by "Choosing YES will enable updating all fields in this file..." What fields? And are they talking about the source file or target file?

Thanks!

Stephen

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Diane Poremsky MVP 17,536 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2021-07-08T02:16:10+00:00

This is a bug in the current build - Microsoft is aware if the issue and working on a fix - but I have no ETA for when it will be fixed.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-03T16:12:08+00:00
    1. Yes, something in the page you are copying makes outlook think there is a form field.
    2. In the message, after you paste. Fields will show up as { FIELDTYPE "value" }
    3. In my opinion, no, especially when it's from a site you trust.
    4. Best guess: yes, and update triggered it. Unless the wiki was updated. Did you copy from a public page? Post the link and I'll try it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-07-03T00:09:03+00:00

    Hey Diane, thanks for your response.

    Please clarify:

    1.

    >> There are form fields in my paste

    Do you mean the file I'm copying FROM?

    2.

    >> Press ALT+F9 to see the fields.

    Please specify at exactly what point I'd press these keys? When the window pops up? Or somewhere else?

    3.

    Also, is there any harm in selecting YES?

    4.

    Why would this behavior suddenly start to occur? In fact, the same doc that did not throw this error is now causing it to occur. Office update, maybe?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-02T23:18:14+00:00

    Hello Stephen,

    I'm Diane, an Office Apps & Services MVP and an Independent Advisor.

    That message means there are form fields in your paste - press Alt+F9 to see the fields. Paste special > as plain text should solve the problem.

    Yes means the fields will be updated.

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