CanPaste property

Specifies whether the Clipboard contains data that the object supports.

Syntax

object.CanPaste

The CanPaste property syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	Required. A valid object.

Return values

The CanPaste property return values are:

Value	Description
True	The object underneath the mouse pointer can receive information pasted from the Clipboard (default).
False	The object underneath the mouse pointer cannot receive information pasted from the Clipboard.

Remarks

CanPaste is read-only.

If the Clipboard data is in a format that the current target object does not support, the CanPaste property is False. For example, if you try to paste a bitmap into an object that only supports text, CanPaste will be False.

See also

• GetFormat method
• Microsoft Forms examples
• Microsoft Forms reference
• Microsoft Forms concepts

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