At 12:03 17/08/2007 -0700, Chuck Davis wrote:
When I open Calc now the paste function is not available. Do I need
to re-download?
No: you very probably do not need to download or install the
application again - at least until you have better explained what
happens! When you say the paste function is not available, do you mean:
1. that it doesn't appear in the context menu, or
2. that is doesn't appear in the Edit menu, or
3. that it is greyed out in the Edit menu, or
4. that them item appears in the relevant menu(s) but using it does
not produce the expected effect?
There are a number of possibilities:
o There is nothing on the clipboard to paste. If you have not
copied anything since starting your system session, there will be
nothing on the clipboard to paste. In this circumstance, the Paste
menu items will be very properly disabled. Copy something and see if
that solves the problem.
o You have opened a read-only spreadsheet document file. In this
case, you would not want to make modifications to the file. Press
the Edit File button in the Standard toolbar and accept the offer to
create an editable copy. Does that allow you now to paste
material? If so, either use your operating system to change the
read-only status of the file or else create a separate copy to edit,
as appropriate.
o The spreadsheet document, or perhaps just the sheet you are
working on, is protected. Go to Tools | Protect Document... and
remove the tick(s) from Sheet... or Document... as the case may
be. If you are challenged for a password, then the person that
provided you with the spreadsheet document did not want you to make
modifications. Consult them for advice.
o You have simply lost the Paste entry from the Edit menu. A
workaround would be to use the Paste Special entry or the Paste entry
in the context (right-click) menu. If necessary, you can recover the
lost entry by going to Tools | Customize... | Menus. Select the Edit
menu and press Add... . You will find the Paste command under the
Edit category, of course. (Incidentally, I believe that such
customisation is stored independently of the installed application -
probably per user - so reinstallation would not correct this.)
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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