If you have ever had to copy text from a deleted document in Microsoft Word, you know how difficult it can be. If you have ever had to copy text from a deleted document in Microsoft Word, you know how difficult it can be. There are a few different ways to copy text from a deleted document in Microsoft Word. The easiest way is to use the Copy command. The Copy command will take the text that is currently being copied and paste it into the same location as the original document. The Copy command will also add any new lines that are needed to make the text fit into the original document. The next way to copy text from a deleted document is to use the Cut command. The Cut command will take the text that is currently being copied and cut off at the end of each line. This will leave just the original text on each line. The last way to copy text from a deleted document is to use the Paste command. The Pastecommand will paste all of the copied text into an empty Microsoft Word Document. This will make it easier for you to keep track of where each piece of copied text came from and where it should go in your original document.
Being able to have Microsoft Word track the changes you make as you go is great, but what do you do if you need to copy previously deleted text without rejecting the work you have already done? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has some helpful suggestions for a frustrated reader’s text copying woes.
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The Question
SuperUser reader Tomas wants to know how to copy deleted text in Microsoft Word:
How do you copy deleted text in Microsoft Word?
The Answer
SuperUser contributor DavidPostill has the answer for us:
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Select the deleted text plus an extra word. Then you should be able to copy it without getting the error message. Paste the text into the other document. Delete the extra word.
Source: Can’t Copy Text Marked as Deleted [Office Forums]
Solution 2
Use the following VBA code:
Now I can go into any Track Change balloon, select deleted text and hit Alt-1. Yes, perhaps it is silly, but you cannot copy selected deleted text in VBA either. However, you can make a public string variable that selects text.
Now I can move the selection out of the balloon to wherever I want. I can hit Alt-2 and the previously selected deleted text is typed in. It will of course be marked as a Track Change insert.
Note that when you move the selection out of the Track Change balloon (where you grabbed the deleted text), you can use the selection however you like. The deleted text’s contents are in a string variable, NOT text associated with the selection itself. You can do other stuff and when you are ready, type in the deleted text with an Alt-2.
Source: Word Says “Marked as Deleted Text” [Tek-Tips]
