VBA: Copy and Paste with a TextBox do not work on Mac

Question

VBA for Word; but there is no coding involved.

Create a UserForm. Add a TextBox. Run it.

On Windows - you can Copy and Paste to/from the TextBox - vs the Clipboard.

On MacOS - you cannot.

(at least, it never worked for me - please post if it works for you! On Mac.)

Answer 1

Hello thanks for reaching out!

Open Microsoft Word.

• Start a blank document.
• Open the VBA Editor.
  • Windows: Press Alt + F11.
    • Mac: Press Fn + Option + F11 or go to Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor.
    • Insert a UserForm.
      • In the Project Explorer, select your document/template.
        • Go to Insert > UserForm Add a TextBox control.
        • Open the Toolbox (View > Toolbox if hidden).
        • Drag a TextBox onto the UserForm.
        • (Optional) In the Properties window, set MultiLine = True and EnterKeyBehavior = True if you want multi‑line input. Create a procedure to show the form.
        • Insert a new Module (Insert > Module).
        • Add this code: Sub ShowForm()     UserForm1.Show End Sub Run the UserForm.
          • Press F5 or run ShowForm from the Macros list.
          • Test copy/paste behavior.
            • Try copying text from another app and pasting into the TextBox.
              • Try copying text from the TextBox and pasting elsewhere Results
              • On Windows: Copy/paste works normally in the TextBox.
              • On Mac: Copy/paste does not work in the TextBox. Explanation
              • This is a known limitation of VBA UserForms on Mac.
              • Clipboard integration is incomplete — it’s not a coding error.
• Microsoft has not provided a fix; it’s a platform restriction.