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shrimpnewsinternational
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January 2, 2021
Question

Word to Dreamweaver

  • January 2, 2021
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Hi,

 

Suddenly, I am no longer to copy and paste formatted Microsoft Word files (current version) into the current version Dreamweaver.  I checked Dreamweaver's preference for pasting and the only one that kind of worked was Text Only, and it imported the enrire file as one long sentence with no formating.  When I tried the other formatting options, nothing happened, but I did get the following error message, which I di dnot understand.  "The clipbord doesn't contain table cells."  

 

Dreamweaver's Past Special was no help.

 

Thanks for any help you might provide.

 

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 2, 2021

Hi @shrimpnewsinternational,

Which version of DW?

Which operating system?

What kind of MS Word file?

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It works fine for me in Code and Design. 

 

For purposes of this discussion,

  • I have DW ver 2021 (latest) on Win10, ver 2004.
  • My HTML document is error-free as denoted by a green checkmark in a circle.  NOTE: if you see a red X in a circle, please fix your code errors before proceeding, otherwise this may not work.
  • My Document Toolbar is Code | Split | Live.  See screenshot below. My cursor is in the Code panel.
  • I copied some text from my MS Word .docx to my clipboard.
  • I went to Dreamweaver > Edit > Paste Special > Text with structure (paragraphs, lists, tables, etc..) and hit OK.

 

Post back if you still need help.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Gail5ECD
Known Participant
January 2, 2021

Hi Bob,

Are you copying your text into the code view to bring up the Paste Special... ?

If you paste into the design/live view it does, as you say, only give you the paste option.

 

 

- "Good English is an Art."
Gail5ECD
Known Participant
January 2, 2021

It seems if I use the full design or live screen it should paste with formatting but not if I am using split screen.

- "Good English is an Art."