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Issue merging table data from excel to word

Anonymous
2025-04-11T18:04:43+00:00

I’m not sure what has changed as I use this process daily but today it doesn’t seem to work. I copy data from excel and use merge table but now it isn’t merging correctly. Same number of columns but it now appears to make a new table instead of merging them. It shifts the new cells slightly to the right as well. Does anyone know if something has changed with an update or something?

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  1. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 322K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-04-11T22:28:51+00:00

    Are you copying and pasting the data from Excel, or using Mail Merge.

    If copying and pasting, select the row above the Total row and then use Paste.

    Note, the settings under File>Options>Advanced>Cut, copy, and paste may have been changed. Or, under File>Options>Advanced>Editing options>Typing replaces selected text.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-11T18:41:07+00:00

    Hello Naylor07,

    Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Support Community. I understand that you are facing issue with merging the table from excel to word.
    rest assured we are here to help you.

    Please see the following thread and see if the given solution helps you as well :

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-technet-forums/3732182d-42ec-407b-bc7e-a9441cc4a909

    Best Regards,
    Shivi | Microsoft Community Support Specialist.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-11T22:14:17+00:00

    Instead of merging tables it appears to be making a new one in the middle of the other table instead.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-11T23:45:55+00:00

    Are you copying and pasting the data from Excel, or using Mail Merge.

    If copying and pasting, select the row above the Total row and then use Paste.

    Note, the settings under File>Options>Advanced>Cut, copy, and paste may have been changed. Or, under File>Options>Advanced>Editing options>Typing replaces selected text.

    Copying and pasting data from excel. Your second note of changing "Typing replaces selected text" made the table paste correctly, but at the bottom of the table I use a sum above function and that doesn't seem to be working.

    This is happening on multiple computers where previously there was no issue at all. I wasn't sure if there was some kind of update that broke the functionality.

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