'Copy & Paste Without Formatting' Macro runtime error 1004

lipmesiter

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Hi and thanks for all your help in advance.

I created a macro with CTRL-V shortcut to copy text from websites and PDF's and paste them directly into Excel without formatting - just as text. Here is the VBA script and it works perfectly;


Sub PasteWOFormatting()
'
' PasteWOFormatting Macro
' Press Ctrl+v to paste text into a cell without any formatting
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+v
'
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Text", Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:= _
False
End Sub


HOWEVER, whenever I copy and then try to paste something within Excel, I get;
'Runtime error 1004 - PasteSpecial Method of Worksheet class failed'

I think its got something to do with the clipboard and I have searched all over the web to try and find a solution but nothing works. I am not much good with VBA and would love a simple solution such as an IF THEN function in my VBA script or something else that allows me to copy within Excel as well.

Thank you so much for your time,
 
Jason,

Thanks for the heads up about cross-posting and even more thanks for the VBA code.

Works perfectly and you my friend, are a genius!

Really appreciate your help and support.

Have yourself a fantastic week.

Thanks a million
 
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