
Thank you for reaching out Q&A forum regarding the issue with copying from Excel and pasting into PowerPoint or other documents.
To assist you better, could you please confirm the following:
Is the Excel sheet protected? If so, try unprotecting it by going to the Review tab and selecting Unprotect Sheet. A protected sheet can prevent copy-paste actions.
- Have you tried using the mouse to copy and paste? Right-click the selected cells in Excel and choose Copy, then go to your destination (Word, PPT, etc.) and right-click to Paste, or choose a Paste Option from the context menu.
- Can you try opening Excel in Safe Mode? Press
Win + R
, typeexcel /safe
, and hit Enter. Then test the copy-paste function again. This helps rule out issues caused by add-ins or extensions.
Additionally, to help us troubleshoot more effectively, please provide the following details:
- The version of Excel you're using (e.g., Office 365, Excel 2021, etc.)
- Whether you're using the desktop app or web version
- The type of content you're trying to copy (text, image, table, etc.)
The more details you can share, the better we can assist you.
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