PROBLEM
ArcMap closes when copy and pasting elements back into a layout
Description
After selecting and copying all elements in the layout view, such as a data frame, north arrow, neatline, map title, placed text, and legend, then pasting them back into an ArcMap layout, the application crashes.
Cause
The crash only occurs when copying and pasting the map elements and the dataframe at the same time.
Solution or Workaround
Copy and paste the dataframe by itself, then copy and paste the other map elements.
Article ID: 000003965
- ArcMap 8 x
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