JiK, those defective CR's have turned up in a few long documents I have written, which all included cut-&-paste bits. They are really annoying, and your method of creating a new clear spot to paste the paragraphs seemed to work most of the time, but in some cases I had to cut-&-paste bit by bit until I found the part containing the defective bit. Slow & tedious, especially when I was in a hurry, e.g. submitting essays or job applications with a specific deadline.

I didn't know the explanation for the effect but by trial and error I found a workable solution.

Thanks for the info.

And, Bev and Jerry, the problem has only gone away while this thread is active. As soon as the thread disappears out of view the problem will rear its ugly head again. It's playing with you, lulling you into a false sense of security.

:-)
Helen