Does the below happen if so I found this in the Help and support in windows just typed cut and paste and got loads of different stuff for word and excel plus others might help you out as you exactly whats happening.
Also what royv said about some sites stopping you from right clicking is true don't come up all that offten but you can still get the info off the screen just have to do a sreen shot then cut and paste.
WD: Space Is Inserted or Lost When You Cut or Paste Text
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Article ID : 118833
Last Review : August 16, 2005
Revision : 1.1
This article was previously published under Q118833
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SYMPTOMS
CAUSE
WORKAROUND
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Word 7.0
Word 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
The following behavior may occur in Word when you cut, delete, or paste text:
When you select Track Changes While Editing (Mark Revisions While Editing is Word 7.x and ealier) and you cut or delete a word, the space following the word is also marked as deleted text.
When you copy text that contains a period followed by two spaces, Word deletes the two spaces when you paste the text on a blank line in the document.
When you copy text that contains a period followed by two spaces, Word replaces the two spaces with one space when you paste the text between two other lines of text that each end in a period followed by two spaces.
When you cut or copy a field code and then paste the field code immediately before or after text, Word fails to insert a space between the text and the field code.
When you select a space or nonbreaking space that follows punctuation (such as a comma, period, question mark, or colon), Word fails to delete the space when you press DELETE or BACKSPACE or when you click Clear on the Edit menu. For example, if you select the space following "cats," in the following text and press DELETE, Word may not remove the space:
cats, dogs and birds
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CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you enable the "Use Smart Cut and Paste" option and you cut, delete, or paste text.
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WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use the following steps to disable the "Smart Cut and Paste" option:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options (Preferences Word 9
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2. Click the Edit tab.
3. Clear the "Use Smart Cut and Paste" check box. Click OK.
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MORE INFORMATION
"Smart Cut and Paste" removes extra spaces when you delete text and adds spaces when you insert text from the Clipboard.
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Word 7.0
For more information, click Microsoft Word Topics on the Help menu, click the Index tab, and type smart in the text box.
Double-click the selected text to go to the "smart cut and paste" topic.
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Word 6.0
For more information, click "Search for Help on" on the Help menu, click the Index tab, and type spacing in the text box.
Double-click the "spacing around deleted or inserted text" topic to go to the "automatically adjusting spacing around deleted or inserted text" topic.
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Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 6.0a
Microsoft Word 6.0c
Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 95a
Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
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