disable all add ins

start excel in safe mode. excel /s

see if it still happens

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Gary


"MDW" wrote in message
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A co-worker of mine is having a strange problem with the Excel clipboard.
When he highlights and copies a range, Excel will clear the clipboard and the
moving dotted line will vanish from around the copy area. This happens
anywhere from between 4 and 20 seconds after he copies. I've seen it happen
personally.

He has XL 2000, SP3. Is there a bug or setting in Excel that could account
for this?

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