why does Excel say "Cannot empty the clipboard" and shut down

haskellbob · 04-07-2008, 05:35 AM

This happens frequently. I must be doing something wrong. I get the message, complete with moving dotted line around the rectangle, that they "Cannot empty the clipboard" and Excel shuts down.

What can I do to avoid this?

Thanks.

BH

mommabear · 04-07-2008, 12:36 PM

When copy/paste to notepad keeps putting in old text and not the one I'm pasting now, I sometimes have to clear the clipboard manually. You can create a shortcut to your clipboard this way:

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The ClipBook Viewer isn't listed in the Accessories folder on the Start menu in Windows XP, so you might want to create a shortcut to it on your desktop:

1.
Right-click your desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut.

2.
In the location field, type C:WINDOWS\system32\clipbrd.exe.

3.
Click Next to give it a name, then click Finish and you're all set.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u.../nebeker1.mspx

or you can use this registry hack to add the clipboard to the Control Panel and from there you can put a shortcut to it in a handy place.

#130 to the right side "Add Clipboard to the Control Panel"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

When you bring up the clip board, highlight all and delete to clean it out.

Back up your registry as a precaution before applying this. But I've used it in the past. It shouldn't hurt anything.

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haskellbob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 247 OS: Millennium	why does Excel say "Cannot empty the clipboard" and shut down This happens frequently. I must be doing something wrong. I get the message, complete with moving dotted line around the rectangle, that they "Cannot empty the clipboard" and Excel shuts down. What can I do to avoid this? Thanks. BH