Text loses formatting when I use Cut, Copy, Paste, Paste Special or Format Painter in Excel

This can be caused by the Skype Click to Call add-on (version 5.1.0.9560) that is installed into your browser when you install Skype. Version 5.1.0.9560 has been known to cause the following issues:

• You use Copy in Excel, Word or PowerPoint and it only pastes Text. Formatting is lost.
• You use Cut in Word or PowerPoint and it only pastes Text. Formatting is lost.
• You use Cut in Excel and it performs a Copy and Paste as Text. The original information remains and the pasted information loses formatting and formulas.
• When you use the right click menu to Paste, the Paste options are limited to Text.
• When you attempt to copy formulas in Excel, Excel only pastes the values.
• When you attempt to click on the Format Painter button in the Ribbon, it does not work.
• When you attempt to drag and drop cells within Excel, an error message displays "The Clipboard cannot be emptied. Another program might be using the Clipboard."

Skype has released a new version of the Click to Call add-on that resolves this issue. You can download the newest version by clicking on the following link and then clicking the Download Now button:

Skype Click to Call

For more information, please visit the following KB article:

KB2697462 - Clipboard functionality no longer allows ability to paste formatting in Office Apps