Table Logic When Copying and Pasting Multiple Rows Of Data

[Hangman]

I'm trying to understand the logic of being able to copy and paste multiple rows of table data from and to a table created in Publisher:

1. It is possible to copy multiple rows of data from a table created on page to another table created on page
2. It is possible to copy multiple rows of data from a table based on a Master page to a table created on page
3. It is not possible to copy multiple rows of data from a table created on page to a table based on a Master page yet
4. It is possible to copy multiple rows of data from a table created in a third-party app (e.g., Apple Pages and Numbers) to a table based on a Master page (albeit for some reason the pasted data skips the first row)

Question
Why can multiple rows of data copied from a table based on a Master page be successfully pasted to an on-page table but not vice versa when multiple rows of data can be copied from a third-party table and pasted to a table based on a Master page?

[NathanC]

Hi @Hangman,

I'm leaning towards this being unexpected behaviour, as despite a table being a master page object you're fully able to edit it's contents (other than the actual formatting) so I would expect it to at minimum copy the content of the table in similar to what's happening with the 3rd party app copy/paste, so i've logged this with the developers.

[Hangman]

Hi @NathanC,

I would agree... one thing I forgot to mention in the original post is that you can copy and paste individual lines of text (cells) from the on-page table created in Publisher to a table based on a Master page...

Many thanks for logging...

[alanGmedia]

Any update on when this will be fixed?

It's still happening in Publisher v2.3 as of Dec 25th(yes, I am working on xmas day 😞

It's really tedious having to retype the same information over and over!

Just tried typing the data into LibreOffice Calc and copy/pasting from there. It works!
So I have a workaround of sorts...

[thomaso]

17 hours ago, alanGmedia said:

typing the data into LibreOffice Calc and copy/pasting from there. It works!
So I have a workaround of sorts...

Another workaround (within APub only) would be to choose "Edit detached" for the parent master page before pasting the copied cell content.