MS Access control-C not working

Question

I cannot copy and paste lengthy information from one field to another. I am forced to type it out, which cannot work for lengthy text.,

Answer 1

Copy/Paste is a Windows function, not specific to Access, so let's step back and confirm a few factors.

Does this happen in multiple Access accdbs? Does it happen in other applications?

What version and build of Access do you have installed?

Did the problem appear after a Windows update? After an update to Access/Office?

I assume the Access form or forms where this occurs are not read-only, but please confirm that.

Thanks for providing sufficient information to try to offer suggestions.

Answer 2

Keep in mind that if you're working with very, very large blocks of text, the amount of data that Access can store in a long text field is much greater than what you can actually paste into the Access form user interface. So you might have to work with it programmatically and not use the clipboard.

Answer 3

George Hepworth guessed correctly. That is what I needed to do. Reboot the computer. As of today, March 2 and 8:00 AM, Control C and Control V are no longer disabled. And my MS Outlook is operating properly again.

Answer 4

Did you check if <Ctrl+C> or <Ctrl+Ins> actually works (using Notepad as destination, for example)? Also try to copy something from Notepad to Access.

And give details regarding the fields to reproduce the problem.

Answer 5

I know how to use Control-C and Control-V. I've used them for thirty years. But they are not responding now. Control-C fails to copy. Control-V fails to paste.