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I started using speech recognition today. I am using it in Excel 2010. I was using the copy and paste command successfully, when I copied and pasted at first it worked like you think it would. After reboot I went back into excel and now the copy and paste command requires me to say paste and a number from the clipboard followed by the word OK. I just want to copy and paste like it was working from the beginning. When I copy a 2 and 3 comes over top the Copy menu in the tab strip and then I have to tell it what slot I want it on my clipboard I guess? I don't want it to work this way, I just want to copy and paste without saying numbers and ok? Why was it working great and not it's requiring a bunch of additional commands to copy and paste?
Thanks for your help.
Dave
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This happens if there are multiple items in the clipboard. clear your clipboard and check if it helps.
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