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Answer» Hello I have WINDOS XP Pro SP2 I can´t copy text with format from Firefox and also I can´t paste a table with format I copy from SPSS statistics soft. I can paste the table in old Word 97. Libreoffice used to work but now I can´t GET it to paste the table with format. What can I do? ThanksHate to say it, but it sounds like a compatibility issue. Word 97 and programs from around that time are pretty old compared to the newer versions of Firefox/web content. I think UPGRADING to a newer version of Word would be best. The way they build websites is more complicated and streamlined, and a dated software may not pick up the advanced PROGRAMMING in newer pages like they used to. In newer version of word, when pasting, you have the option to past text only, keep source formatting, or keep document formatting. This is a basic feature and should work with any font you copy from other sources, especially a common web browser such as Firefox.Quote from: Darthgumby on December 09, 2011, 08:43:38 AM Hate to say it, but it sounds like a compatibility issue. Word 97 and programs from around that time are pretty old compared to the newer versions of Firefox/web content. I think upgrading to a newer version of Word would be best. Err... according to their post it works fine with word 97, but it doesn't work with libreoffice.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice Quote LibreOffice (pronounced /ˌliː.brəˈɒ.fɪs/) is a free and open source office suite DEVELOPED by The Document Foundation as a fork of OpenOffice.org. It is largely compatible with other major office suites, including Microsoft Office, Maybe it is a change in FireFox. What version do you now have? What did you have two or three months ago? You might try and older version. http://www.oldapps.com/firefox.phpQuote from: Jota on December 08, 2011, 01:45:40 PM Hello I have Windos XP Pro SP2 I can´t copy text with format from Firefox and also I can´t paste a table with format I copy from SPSS statistics soft. I can paste the table in old Word 97. Libreoffice used to work but now I can´t get it to paste the table with format. What can I do? Well for starters you could finish running Windows Update. Since you aren't completely up to date there then I will assume that you haven't run all of the updates for MS Office.Why is everybody fixating on Office 97? According the the Original post, it works fine in Office 97. It's LibreOffice where it doesn't work. Which doesn't surprise me. It's probably a bug or "known issue" in LibreOffice that they marked as "Won't Fix" ages ago.hi, you have to change some internet explorer setting please see the solution with pic as below http://www.techyv.com/questions/how-copypaste-text-and-graphics-website

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Hello I have WINDOS XP Pro SP2

I can´t copy text with format from Firefox and also I can´t paste a table with format I copy from SPSS statistics soft. I can paste the table in old Word 97. Libreoffice used to work but now I can´t GET it to paste the table with format.

What can I do?

ThanksHate to say it, but it sounds like a compatibility issue. Word 97 and programs from around that time are pretty old compared to the newer versions of Firefox/web content. I think UPGRADING to a newer version of Word would be best. The way they build websites is more complicated and streamlined, and a dated software may not pick up the advanced PROGRAMMING in newer pages like they used to.

In newer version of word, when pasting, you have the option to past text only, keep source formatting, or keep document formatting. This is a basic feature and should work with any font you copy from other sources, especially a common web browser such as Firefox.Quote from: Darthgumby on December 09, 2011, 08:43:38 AM

Hate to say it, but it sounds like a compatibility issue. Word 97 and programs from around that time are pretty old compared to the newer versions of Firefox/web content. I think upgrading to a newer version of Word would be best.

Err... according to their post it works fine with word 97, but it doesn't work with libreoffice.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice
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LibreOffice (pronounced /ˌliː.brəˈɒ.fɪs/) is a free and open source office suite DEVELOPED by The Document Foundation as a fork of OpenOffice.org. It is largely compatible with other major office suites, including Microsoft Office,

Maybe it is a change in FireFox. What version do you now have? What did you have two or three months ago?
You might try and older version.
http://www.oldapps.com/firefox.phpQuote from: Jota on December 08, 2011, 01:45:40 PM

Hello I have Windos XP Pro SP2

I can´t copy text with format from Firefox and also I can´t paste a table with format I copy from SPSS statistics soft. I can paste the table in old Word 97. Libreoffice used to work but now I can´t get it to paste the table with format.

What can I do?

Well for starters you could finish running Windows Update. Since you aren't completely up to date there then I will assume that you haven't run all of the updates for MS Office.Why is everybody fixating on Office 97?

According the the Original post, it works fine in Office 97. It's LibreOffice where it doesn't work. Which doesn't surprise me. It's probably a bug or "known issue" in LibreOffice that they marked as "Won't Fix" ages ago.hi, you have to change some internet explorer setting
please see the solution with pic as below

http://www.techyv.com/questions/how-copypaste-text-and-graphics-website

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