Re: Cut and Copy in Word 5

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From: Chuck Fisher
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 22:21

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In article <1992Oct29.160501.7992@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> jer@prefect.uucp (22333-rathmann) writes:
>I recently ran into a problem in a Word file.  This a file that is very
>important to me.  When I try to do a cut or copy of a small amount of
>text, it can take 30-60 seconds to do the requested command.  On larger
>amounts of text, Word thinks about cutting or copying a long time, but
>then does nothing.  This problem happens only in Word, and seems to happen
>only on this particular file (I tried copying and cutting in similar
>size files with no problem). 

Sounds like you're bitten by the "fast save" feature.  First try saving
the document as a new file under "Save As" and try editing that file.
If your problem disappears, then disable the "fast save" option under
the "Preferences" menu sellection.


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From: fisher@ncselxsi.uucp (Chuck Fisher)
Subject: Re: Cut and Copy in Word 5
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