# What's up with my Mouse or maybe...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-mouse-or-maybe/308265
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 14, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-mouse-or-maybe/308265 "2005-06-14T20:17:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-mouse-or-maybe/308265/1 "2005-06-14T20:17:09Z")
I have a problem that props up almost daily with my computer. I do a ton of copying and pasting as part of my work. I usually do this by right clicking the mouse. After some indeterminent (lets say a hundred) mumber of times pasting, it stops working. I can still copy, but then have to CTRL-V to paste. If I reboot the problem is solved until I hit the magic number again. I have a feeling that this isn’t a mouse problem but some kind of memory or software problem, but what the hell do I know.
Anybody have any ideal what’s going on?
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### Author:  [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-mouse-or-maybe/308265/2 "2005-06-14T21:40:46Z")
The newer versions of Office products no longer have a single “slot” for copying and pasting, but rather store all the things you have copied. Go under Edit - Office Clipboard. It is possible that it has a limit.
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### Author:  [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-mouse-or-maybe/308265/3 "2005-06-14T21:43:01Z")
My guess would seem to be appropriate considering your need to use Ctrl-V and something I found int he help file"
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> The Office Clipboard is related to the system Clipboard in the following ways:
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> When you copy multiple items to the Office Clipboard, the last item you copy is always copied to the system Clipboard.
> When you clear the Office Clipboard, the system Clipboard is also cleared.
> When you use the Paste command, the Paste button, or the shortcut keys (CTRL+V), you paste the contents of the system Clipboard, not the Office Clipboard.
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### Author:  [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-my-mouse-or-maybe/308265/4 "2005-06-14T22:25:26Z")
Thanks **flight**. I went to “edit” and “clear all” and the paste function works again.