Problem pasting data from an Access database into Excel XP
 

I’m running Win2000 Professional with Office XP. My problem is that 90% of the time when I paste data from Access into Excel, rather than have the data appear as expected, all I get is a tiny icon in field 1A. . .. .Sometimes, after repeated attempts, (and I don’t know what I’ve done to achieve this), the data appears in the clear. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to make it work the way it used to?