Copy/Paste Dropping First Character

The first character is dropped every time I copy and paste a block of text in Word (2008) and Photoshop CS6, but strangely not in my email client or Google Docs. I am using an iMac running OS 10.9.5. Has anyone else ever encountered this, or does anyone have any suggestions for a remedy? Thanks!

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