Sub PowerPointPasteSpecial()

   On Error Resume Next
   Err.Clear

   Dim MyDoc As Word.Document
   Dim lSlideNum As Long

   'Copies the current selection in PowerPoint to the clipboard.
   'If nothing is selected a run-time error will occur.
   PowerPoint.ActiveWindow.Selection.Copy
   If Err.Number <> 0 Then
      MsgBox "Nothing is selected or not in a valid view.", _
         vbExclamation, "Invalid Selection"
      End
   End If

   'Get the current slide number.
   lSlideNum = ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.SlideNumber

   'Creates a new document in Word.
   Set MyDoc = Word.Documents.Add()
   If Err.Number <> 0 Then
      MsgBox "Word is not running or available. Start Word and " _
         & "run the macro again.", vbExclamation, "Word Not Running"
      End
   End If

   'Pastes the information on the Clipboard into the Word document as
   'an Enhanced Metafile. If the information on the Clipboard is text
   'you receive a run-time error. Text does not support pasting as
   'a metafile.
   Word.ActiveWindow.Selection.PasteSpecial _
      DataType:=wdPasteEnhancedMetafile
   If Err.Number <> 0 Then
 MsgBox "Object information not on the Clipboard. Select an object " _
      & "in PowerPoint and run the macro again." & Chr(13) & Chr(13) _
      & "Having text information in the clipboard would cause this" _
         & " problem.", vbExclamation, "Incorrect Data In Clipboard"
      End
   End If

   'Copies the object, which is now an enhanced metafile to Clipboard.
   Word.ActiveWindow.Selection.Copy

   'Pastes the metafile onto the PowerPoint slide.
   PowerPoint.ActivePresentation.Slides(lSlideNum).Shapes.Paste

   'Close the document without saving changes.
   MyDoc.Close (wdDoNotSaveChanges)

End Sub