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Paste text without creating table

Anonymous
2013-09-26T13:33:17+00:00

I am pasting text copied from a discussion board on the web into Word 2010. I used paste as unformatted text, but Word still creates a table. I tried pasting into Notepad, copying that and then to Word, and have the same problem. The table does not have the handle on the top left so I cannot use Convert to Text.

How do I avoid the table or get rid of it?

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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2013-09-26T14:20:16+00:00

It's probably not a table but a Frame.  Save the file in Text only format, close it, then open it again and the Frame should be gone.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-27T03:36:24+00:00

    Thank you Doug. That solved my problem.

    The result is not very pretty, but not much to reformat either.

    Take care.

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