Copy-paste does not function properly for tables and causes frequent app crashes

[laotze]

Attempting to copy and paste even small tables in Publisher 2 doesn’t work most of the time. Most often, the table appears distorted, semi-visible, and unselectable, as in the attached screenshot. They also don’t typically paste anywhere near my mouse or target location. Frequently, pasting a table just causes the app to crash. Even when a table does paste, it rarely matches the dimensions of the original table, and all its columns and rows must be manually resized.

As someone who uses Publisher heavily for TTRPG projects—which are very table-dependent—this is a major impediment to workflow. I am running the latest app version 2.0.4 on MacOS Monterey. Thanks for your time!

Edited March 10, 2023 by laotze
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[DWright]

Hi @laotze,

Welcome to the forum

Can you please confirm source of the tables that you are pasting into Publisher

[laotze]

8 hours ago, DWright said:

Hi @laotze,

Welcome to the forum

Can you please confirm source of the tables that you are pasting into Publisher

Hi Dwright, the source is other tables created in the same document in Publisher.

[shardy]

I have a table I can no longer edit on my Mac using the latest version of Publisher. Downloaded just today. It is no longer clickable at all, and I'm not done entering data into it. Very frustrating. I may have to find another way to to this. It wasn't pasted in either. I just dragged the table tool to create it, and was entering data. I clicked away to do something else, and now clicking on the table with any tool has no effect. I can't move it. I can't add more text or merge or divide cells. Nothing.

[Hangman]

Hi @shardy and welcome to the forums,

Are you able to upload your Publisher document or at least the page that includes your table so we can take a look at why it's become non-editable for you?

[shardy]

Here is the page of the document containing the table. I'm using an M1 Mac Mini with OS 13.5.2. Thanks.

Table Issue.afpub

[Seneca]

4 minutes ago, shardy said:

Here is the page of the document containing the table.

Open the Layers Panel and unlock Gathering Music – North layer and the table will be editable again.

[Hangman]

Hi @shardy,

Many thanks for the file...

If you unlock the table in the Layers panel by clicking the padlock icon on the table layer you should be good to go...

[shardy]

Oh, wow! Thanks you guys. That worked. I don't remember click that to lock it. I don't think I even knew I could lock it tho. <grin> I'm back in business!

[Hangman]

7 minutes ago, shardy said:

Oh, wow! Thanks you guys. That worked. I don't remember click that to lock it. I don't think I even knew I could lock it tho. <grin> I'm back in business!

I think you can inadvertently click it when you go to toggle a layer on and off but glad all is working for you again...

[Old Bruce]

29 minutes ago, shardy said:

I don't remember click that to lock it. I don't think I even knew I could lock it tho. <grin>

There is a keyboard shortcut for locking layers, on Mac OS it is Command + L, unlock is Command + Shift + L. It is in the Layers menu.

[shardy]

Looks like I need to be more careful where I randomly click or what keys I hit. <grin> Thanks! I love the responsiveness of this group.