unable to paste inside updated post editor

Q: I cannot paste inside the post editor, What to do?

A: When you have reached the bottom of the barrel, go back to first principles.
There is another way to paste inside the post editor (other than using right click mouse or CTRL keys).

Using your menu bar, edit/copy your text. Leave your cursor flashing inside the post editor, left click mouse on edit/paste. All your text will suddenly appear inside your post editor! Publish post.

links: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?fid=49c62301bf2def68000475df891eb090&hl=en
this one suggests using "edit HTML" tab:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=311cdd95fe290992&hl=en#all 

source:  http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?fid=4132ce36dbd12dde0004742fdfaf4b53&hl=en

Microsoft Word incompatibility

Q: Hi, lately, I have been having problems putting text from a Microsoft Word document into my post. When the cursor is inside the text box, I hit paste and the writing gets pasted on the bottom of the page, below the text box. When I submitted the post, nothing came up.
Is there any way that I can paste text from a Word document into the text box or do I have to rewrite my entire article again in the text box?

A: Microsoft Word programme and Blogger are not compatible. There is a work around. Copy your document, paste to notepad (MS Works or Word Perfect 12). Copy again from notepad and paste to post editor. Publish.

More info on this thread:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=1571c875d7a7d440&hl=en

Here is a thread from a blog*star, hbl :
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=4132ce36dbd12dde&hl=en

and another thread:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=54ba93aaa1eba1b8&hl=en

There is another way to paste inside the post editor (other than right click mouse or CTRL key).
Copy your text. Leave your cursor flashing inside the post editor. Use your menu bar, left click mouse on Edit/paste. All your text will appear inside your post editor!

For people using IE8 as browser, this thread has the answer, use the compatibility mode:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?fid=4b52095107dffda000047d576079b7d1&hl=en

Format lost

Q: The problem I am having is when I transfer content, like an article to the space ( where you create the post ) on my blog it condenses everything together, with no original structure ( existing paragraphs etc ). Seems to me there should be a way to transfer content when I'm trying to create a post so it retains the same format. Its probably something simple as I am easily confused by computers :-) If I can transfer the content intact, the same, could someone contact me by my e-mail and tell me how this is done. Thanks in advance for any help.

A: "preserving text format"

Copy/paste article to notepad; then copy/paste from notepad to post editor. Publish post.

More useful info on this link:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=4b52095107dffda0&hl=en