R> When you copy something to the clipboard, the application has theR> opportunity to offer one or more formats. Often the data is notR> actually placed on the clipboard when you hit Ctrl-C; only an offer isR> placed. The data transfer doesn't take place until you paste it in theR> other application (or, if you close the providing application, youR> might be asked if you want to leave so much data on the clipboard).
R> When you copy a picture or drawing from Word 2003, it usually puts mostR> of the following offers on the clipboard:R> * Picture (Windows Metafile)R> * Picture (Enhanced Metafile)R> * MS Office Drawing ObjectR> * HTML FormatR> * Picture (GIF)R> * Picture (PNG)R> * Picture (JPEG)R> (You can see this list by choosing "Paste Special" from the edit menuR> after copying something to the clipboard.)
MS Word on Mac OS X (which was what the OP was about) has a much more
restricted list of formats, and especially doesn't work well with native
Mac applications that use PDF as a vector format AFAIK.
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