Paste function NOT working in Dreamweaver CS5.5

[carlascholz53719]

I am trying to copy/paste in Dreamweaver, and the paste function is no longer working.  It used to work and then suddenly just stopped; I don't know if I did something to inactivate it or what happened.

I read that taking off "enable related files" but that didn't work either.

Can anyone help?
Thanks

[PrepsTexas1]

Have done this and it does not rectify my problem.

Here is the issue:

I copy for example:

<td>test text </td>

paste in another row and a new row is supposed to have the same thing. instead i get this:

<tr>

              <td>test text </td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td><p>test text </p>

                <p></p></td>

            </tr>

this is a common occurance no matter what I do. even with images.

I cannot do any work effectively until this is resolved. I am basically stalled.

[PrepsTexas1]

Guess nobody has an anaswer

[Nancy OShea]

Validate your code & fix reported errors.  I suspect you have unbalanced <p> tags in your document which DW is trying to "fix" for you.

http://validator.w3.org/

Nancy O.

[PrepsTexas1]

its doing it when i edit the page in design view.. not in live view.

[PrepsTexas1]

I seriously doubt the minor errors have anything to do with copying and pasting in design view.

This what happens in Design view not in code view

Here is the issue:

I copy for example:

<td>test text </td>

paste in another row and a new row is supposed to have the same thing. instead i get this:

<tr>

              <td>test text </td>

            </tr>

            <tr>

              <td><p>test text </p>

                <p></p></td>

            </tr>

this is a common occurance no matter what I do. even with images. I do not want to have to resort to exclusively copying and pasting in code view.. takes too long.

[Anonymous791]

Don't you wish tech forums listed a question and nobody else would post long, useless comments along the lines of "me too," "call Adobe," or "reboot and try again?"

It would also be useful if clicking "Was this helpful?" to move cmMCHUGH'S solution to the top post:

"I moved my Dreamweaver configuration folder from C:\Users\UserProfile\AppData\Roaming\Adobe out of that directory, reopened Dreamweaver so the config file basically recreated itself, and paste function now works."

[interactiveal]

Re: non-working Paste function (Mac OS 10.6.8, DW CS5)

Called Adobe Support, got through annoying voicemail system to real person who spoke passable but not great English. He walked me through the steps below. HOWEVER, while DW was relaunching and I was waiting for it to update the site cache the call disconnected! Fortunately the fix work or I'd have been VERY unhappy having to go through the cumbersome phone process again.

As best I can remember, here's what he had me do (and it worked):

Quit DW

Go to Finder > Users > (my user name)

Open Library > Application Support > Adobe

Rename "Dreamweaver CS5" > "Old Dreamweaver CS5"

Go back to Library, then > Preferences

Rename "Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Prefs" > "Old Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Prefs"

Restart DW.

Good luck!

[gamow]

Interactiveal (just above this post) - bless you. Your wonderfully simple solution worked instantly!

Just changed the names of these 2 files for CS6, and worked like a charm. Fast. Easy. What a strange problem - I was tearing my hair out for the last month, when it stopped working. This solution should somehow be posted at the top of the page, so people can find it. I read through everything else, and was very discouraged. Is there a way to make more helpful answers higher up on the page? (I have CS6 on a MacBook Pro, 10.6.8)

[joey5277]

Tried all the above, including recreating config file, but nothing worked for me. Then realized it might be an operating system problem (use XP-Pro) and found a solution to that problem that involved deleting Skype Click To Call. (You don't have to delete the actual Skype program, just the addon.) After that, the paste function with formatting worked again. What a relief!

[PrepsTexas1]

Well...

that just made my year! what a frustrating issue!  how the hell did the Skype Add-On in Chrome screw up Dreamweaver? What a mess.