me too!!! i didn't know about the pdf shortcut i'll try that. but i have a lot to copy and paste...this sucks! why is there no solution? this seems like the simplest of all tasks!
Which OS are you running? We seem to have fixed this problem using 'Paste
Special' in Windows, but this isn't available in the Mac version of CS3 (It's
supposed to be, isn't it?).
There are many threads regarding pasting issues with CS3 applications, but
most are limited to discussion about Dreamweaver and InDesign. I've had no
problems with Illustrator CS3 when pasting from Word 2008/docx documents, but
Flash CS3 is a no-go. Having to move a section of copy through 2 applications
in order to make it available for pasting in Flash is REDICULOUS.