cannot paste any formatted tables from excel into publisher

Question

About a week ago, I started encountering this issue. I tried restarting the app and the computer, but nothing worked.

Answer 1

Hi Erouge Padge,

Thanks for visiting Microsoft Community.

Try resetting Office applications through the registry, follow the steps:

Press Win + R, type regedit in the Run dialog box, and press Enter.

Locate the following key and rename the Office folder (right-click and select Rename, for example, Rename Office to Officeold):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office

Then reopen the Publisher application to see if the problem persists.

Disclaimer: Registry or Group Policy changes are typically intended for power users, administrators, and IT professionals and can help resolve some issues, but incorrect editing of the registry can cause serious problems. So, strictly follow the steps below. Before modifying the registry, make a backup for added protection. For more information about backing up and restoring the registry, see: How to back up and restore the registry in Windows - Microsoft Support

If there are any updates, please feel free to reply.

Best Regards,

Jonathan Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist