Copy/paste from Word to Whatsapp leads to pasting of text image, not text (Mac OS)

Anonymous
2022-05-24T15:45:52+00:00

Hello!

When I paste from MS Word to Whatsapp desktop version, the text doesn't paste. Instead, an image of the text appears. However if I copy and paste the text from apple notes or powerpoint, there's no issue. I can't figure out why this only happens in Word. Any suggestions? Thank you, Tyler

MacBook Pro running Mac OSBigSur 11.6.2

MS Word version 16.60

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | MacOS

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Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
2022-05-26T02:34:56+00:00

Hi

Test to see if Word is copying text. Copy text in Word and switch to TextEdit and then paste. TextEdit can't display pictures, so if the text appears, then you know Word put text onto the clipboard. Try pasting in other apps, as well.

Word has no control over what WhatsApp does with the clipboard. Apparently WhatsApp is doing something odd with the clipboard.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-22T12:58:18+00:00

    Hi,

    I encountered the same problem yesterday. I can't copy and paste from MS Word and PowerPoint to WhatsApp.

    My current workaround that works is:

    1. Copy and paste from Word to Apple Note
    2. Copy from Apple Noted
    3. Paste to WhatsApp

    I've also tried copying and pasting from Grammarly and Google Keep to WhatsApp, it's perfectly fine as well.

    This goes to show that the problem may not be with WhatsApp cos it allows text to be pasted from other apps (just not MS Words and PowerPoint).

    Hope the above helps.

    Hi, 

    Same Probleam here, i try to copy and paste from many other apps and it works fine but if i try to copy from word and powerpoint it fails, so i truly belive theres a problem with those two apps, some configuration i guess.

    I'm having this issue in MacOS Monterrey and i already update office to the latest version.

    Someone knows what else i can do to test or even solve ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-07-26T13:49:12+00:00

    Hi,

    I encountered the same problem yesterday. I can't copy and paste from MS Word and PowerPoint to WhatsApp.

    My current workaround that works is:

    1. Copy and paste from Word to Apple Note
    2. Copy from Apple Noted
    3. Paste to WhatsApp

    I've also tried copying and pasting from Grammarly and Google Keep to WhatsApp, it's perfectly fine as well.

    This goes to show that the problem may not be with WhatsApp cos it allows text to be pasted from other apps (just not MS Words and PowerPoint).

    Hope the above helps.

    Hi,

    Same Probleam here, i try to copy and paste from many other apps and it works fine but if i try to copy from word and powerpoint it fails, so i truly belive theres a problem with those two apps, some configuration i guess.

    I'm having this issue in MacOS Monterrey and i already update office to the latest version.

    Someone knows what else i can do to test or even solve ?

    Hi

    I have the same problem (iMac -IOs).

    Copying from Word does not work, copying from Apple notebooks for example works.

    Furthermore. When I'm trying to insert an emoji - I don't see it in the text line, but even so, when I send the "empty" message it turns out it was sent properly - the recipient sees the emoji correctly...

    It wasn't like that before.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-07-29T14:03:08+00:00

    Hi!,

    It happens something similar to me.

    It does not paste at all.

    Hope we can have more feedback soon!

    Thanks

    AAQC

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-07-30T02:33:09+00:00

    Hi, I have the same problem trying to copy from MS OneNote into Whatsapp, but copying from non-Microsoft apps eg Chrome to Whatsapp works fine

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