# Copy/Paste of a plot leaves whitespace

I'm trying to copy Mathematica figures into word, but when I do, I get tons of extra white-space for some reason. Either standard ctrl-c - ctrl-p or "copy graphic" does this.

I understand that I could export the figure as a graphic, open the png file, and copy it from there into my word document, but I feel like there must be a better way to do this. It's possible this is not a Mathematica issue, but I've only noticed this type of thing when copying pictures from Mathematica. Can anyone help?

This problem occurs for me given even the most basic plot (e.g. Plot[x,{x,-1,1}]). I'm using Mathematica 10.2 Student Edition and the Word 2016 Preview. The Word 2016 preview might seem suspect, but I'm pretty sure I was having the exact same problem before with word 2013.

Partial Solution: I have no idea what the problem is with my system, but using Copy as Bitmap fixed this issue for me.

It still happens with Copy as Metafile.

• Related: (54708), (38715). – Alexey Popkov Sep 27 '15 at 8:00
• I can not reproduce the extra white spaces using a simple Plot. You might add some code that creates a simplified Plot that can reproduce the behavior you observed. – Karsten 7. Sep 27 '15 at 8:04
• I can NOT reproduce your problem. Office 2007, Windows 7SP1 64bit. Tried Copy as Bitmap and Copy as Metafile. You should give more information about yous system and formatted code. – rhermans Sep 27 '15 at 8:10
• Edit > Copy As...> Last two options, look here: i.stack.imgur.com/F2CHO.png – rhermans Sep 27 '15 at 8:18
• I cannot reproduce the problem with Mathematica 10.2 and Word 2003 on Win7 x64. – Alexey Popkov Sep 27 '15 at 8:18