How to prevent the Office Clipboard toolbar from appearing when you use multiple Copy commands in any Office 2000 program (207438)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q207438
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

It is possible to prevent the Clipboard toolbar from automatically appearing when you use multiple Copy commands in any Microsoft Office program. This article explains how to do this by modifying the Windows Registry.

NOTE: You cannot disable (or enable) the Office Clipboard for only a single Office program by modifying the registry.

MORE INFORMATION

About the Office Clipboard

When you copy multiple items in any of the Microsoft Office programs, the Office Clipboard appears, allowing you to collect and paste multiple items stored in the toolbar. For example, you can copy a chart in Microsoft Excel, switch to Microsoft Word, copy text, and then switch to Microsoft PowerPoint and paste all of the collected (cut or copied) items from the Office Clipboard.

You can manually show the Clipboard toolbar by pointing to Toolbars on the View menu and clicking Clipboard.

The Office Clipboard automatically appears and collects items when you do any of the following:

  • You cut or copy two different items consecutively in the same Office program.

    -or-
  • You copy one item, paste the item, and then copy another item in the same Office program.

    -or-
  • You copy the same item twice in succession.

Disabling the Office Clipboard

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.


When you add the following registry entry, it prevents the Office Clipboard from automatically appearing when you perform multiple Copy commands in any of the Office programs. To add the AcbControl registry entry, follow these steps:

  1. Quit any programs that are running.
  2. Click Start, and then click Run. Type regedit and click OK.
  3. In the Registry Editor, click to select the following subkey (folder):

    HKey_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\General

  4. On the Edit menu, point to New and click DWORD Value. With New Value #1 selected, type AcbControl, and then press ENTER.
  5. On the Edit menu, click Modify. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, click Decimal under Base. Type 1 in the Value data box. Click OK and quit the Registry Editor.

NOTE: To turn on the Office Clipboard, repeat step 5 above, changing the value from 1 to 0.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the Office Clipboard, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

221190 OFF2000: Using the Office 2000 Clipboard

For more information about the Office Clipboard in Excel, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type About collecting and pasting multiple items in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/7/2004
Keywords:kbclip kbregistration kbinfo KB207438
©2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.