Using spike only moves text "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> 12/12/2008 12:31:01 PM Using XP and Office 2003 Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document to another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. Is there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike?

Re: Using spike only moves text Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/12/2008 1:11:56 PM On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Using XP and Office 2003 > >Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document to >another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. Is >there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? > No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can press Ctrl+Z after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source document and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of these actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Re: Using spike only moves text "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> 12/12/2008 3:31:00 PM Thanks for the info. "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message news:nio4k4567mrdj7fjrtn2g9t00g475sbrlt[ at ]4ax.com... [Quoted Text] > On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: > >>Using XP and Office 2003 >> >>Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document to >>another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. >>Is >>there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? >> > > No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can press > Ctrl+Z > after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source > document > and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of > these > actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. > > -- > Regards, > Jay Freedman > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup > so all may benefit.

Re: Using spike only moves text "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/12/2008 3:44:33 PM Note, however, that in Word 2003 you don't need to use the Spike to copy noncontiguous text, as Word 2003 (and several previous versions) allow you to select noncontiguous passages by pressing Ctrl after the first selection. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message news:OQ9Fm6GXJHA.5328[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Thanks for the info. > > > > "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message > news:nio4k4567mrdj7fjrtn2g9t00g475sbrlt[ at ]4ax.com... >> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: >> >>>Using XP and Office 2003 >>> >>>Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document >>>to >>>another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. >>>Is >>>there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? >>> >> >> No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can press >> Ctrl+Z >> after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source >> document >> and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of >> these >> actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Jay Freedman >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup >> so all may benefit. > > >

Re: Using spike only moves text "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> 12/12/2008 4:10:02 PM Not true in Word 2007???? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message news:OcWBiDHXJHA.4284[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Note, however, that in Word 2003 you don't need to use the Spike to copy > noncontiguous text, as Word 2003 (and several previous versions) allow you > to select noncontiguous passages by pressing Ctrl after the first > selection. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OQ9Fm6GXJHA.5328[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for the info. >> >> >> >> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message >> news:nio4k4567mrdj7fjrtn2g9t00g475sbrlt[ at ]4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Using XP and Office 2003 >>>> >>>>Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document >>>>to >>>>another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. >>>>Is >>>>there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? >>>> >>> >>> No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can press >>> Ctrl+Z >>> after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source >>> document >>> and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of >>> these >>> actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Jay Freedman >>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the >>> newsgroup so all may benefit. >> >> >> > >

Re: Using spike only moves text "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> 12/12/2008 4:12:20 PM I've always used the CTRL option to select non-adjacent text and actually wondered what The Spike was for. Someone just told me about it and asked me to check it out for them. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message news:OcWBiDHXJHA.4284[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Note, however, that in Word 2003 you don't need to use the Spike to copy > noncontiguous text, as Word 2003 (and several previous versions) allow you > to select noncontiguous passages by pressing Ctrl after the first > selection. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OQ9Fm6GXJHA.5328[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for the info. >> >> >> >> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message >> news:nio4k4567mrdj7fjrtn2g9t00g475sbrlt[ at ]4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Using XP and Office 2003 >>>> >>>>Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document >>>>to >>>>another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. >>>>Is >>>>there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? >>>> >>> >>> No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can press >>> Ctrl+Z >>> after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source >>> document >>> and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of >>> these >>> actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Jay Freedman >>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the >>> newsgroup so all may benefit. >> >> >> > >

Re: Using spike only moves text "Tony Jollans" <My forename at my surname dot com> 12/12/2008 4:20:15 PM True in Word 2007 as well. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message news:e9fWaQHXJHA.3808[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Not true in Word 2007???? > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message > news:OcWBiDHXJHA.4284[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Note, however, that in Word 2003 you don't need to use the Spike to copy >> noncontiguous text, as Word 2003 (and several previous versions) allow >> you to select noncontiguous passages by pressing Ctrl after the first >> selection. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:OQ9Fm6GXJHA.5328[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Thanks for the info. >>> >>> >>> >>> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message >>> news:nio4k4567mrdj7fjrtn2g9t00g475sbrlt[ at ]4ax.com... >>>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Using XP and Office 2003 >>>>> >>>>>Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document >>>>>to >>>>>another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. >>>>>Is >>>>>there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? >>>>> >>>> >>>> No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can >>>> press Ctrl+Z >>>> after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source >>>> document >>>> and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of >>>> these >>>> actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Jay Freedman >>>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the >>>> newsgroup so all may benefit. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >

Re: Using spike only moves text "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/12/2008 4:21:14 PM I'm sure it's still true in Word 2007, but the OP is using Word 2003. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message news:e9fWaQHXJHA.3808[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Not true in Word 2007???? > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message > news:OcWBiDHXJHA.4284[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Note, however, that in Word 2003 you don't need to use the Spike to copy >> noncontiguous text, as Word 2003 (and several previous versions) allow >> you to select noncontiguous passages by pressing Ctrl after the first >> selection. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:OQ9Fm6GXJHA.5328[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Thanks for the info. >>> >>> >>> >>> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message >>> news:nio4k4567mrdj7fjrtn2g9t00g475sbrlt[ at ]4ax.com... >>>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Using XP and Office 2003 >>>>> >>>>>Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document >>>>>to >>>>>another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. >>>>>Is >>>>>there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? >>>>> >>>> >>>> No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can >>>> press Ctrl+Z >>>> after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source >>>> document >>>> and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of >>>> these >>>> actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Jay Freedman >>>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the >>>> newsgroup so all may benefit. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >

Re: Using spike only moves text "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell[ at ]msn.com> 12/12/2008 4:32:04 PM Spike is a legacy from the days when paper receipts came in and were stuck on a spike in the order they arrived (if you remembered not to stick it through your hand). It has been around Word since at least Word 2 (and possibly previous versions too). As the other say, you can use Spike to collect an array of non-contiguous text and drop it all into another document. Just close the original document without saving it to retain all the spiked text. Terry Farrell "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message news:Ocd2sRHXJHA.4184[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > I've always used the CTRL option to select non-adjacent text and actually > wondered what The Spike was for. Someone just told me about it and asked > me to check it out for them. > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message > news:OcWBiDHXJHA.4284[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Note, however, that in Word 2003 you don't need to use the Spike to copy >> noncontiguous text, as Word 2003 (and several previous versions) allow >> you to select noncontiguous passages by pressing Ctrl after the first >> selection. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:OQ9Fm6GXJHA.5328[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Thanks for the info. >>> >>> >>> >>> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message >>> news:nio4k4567mrdj7fjrtn2g9t00g475sbrlt[ at ]4ax.com... >>>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:31:01 -0600, "BK" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Using XP and Office 2003 >>>>> >>>>>Trying to use the Spike to copy non-adjacent material from one document >>>>>to >>>>>another. However, CTRL + F3 erases the text from my original document. >>>>>Is >>>>>there any way to copy rather than move text using the Spike? >>>>> >>>> >>>> No, and never has been. (The Spike is a very old feature.) You can >>>> press Ctrl+Z >>>> after each cut to put the material back; or you can close the source >>>> document >>>> and answer No to the save prompt so the cuts aren't saved. Neither of >>>> these >>>> actions is automatic, though, and it's easy to forget. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Jay Freedman >>>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the >>>> newsgroup so all may benefit. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >