DOCUMENT:Q132363  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Paste Results in a Black Box After You Save the Clipboard Image
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you capture the screen contents, save the clipboard contents using ClipBook
Viewer (CLIPBRD.EXE), and then paste the clipboard contents into an application,
a black box appears instead on the screen capture.

CAUSE
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Saving the clipboard image creates a device independent bitmap (DIB) of the
clipboard contents. This new image becomes the clipboard default.

WORKAROUND
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To workaround this problem:

 - From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special instead of Paste, and then choose
   Bitmap.

   NOTE: Note all applications contain Paste Special functionality.

   -or-

 - If you pasted the clipboard image into a document before you saved the image,
   copy the image from the application to the clipboard by pressing
   ALT+PRINTSCREEN. This overrides the DIB image.

   -or-

 - Capture the screen again.

   -or-

 - Upgrade to Windows NT version 3.51.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This
problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

Additional query words: prodnt paste black bitmap

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