Unable to copy

[KittyGlitter]

Unless I'm being a numpty, I can't see how to select and copy small bits of text off this site. It only lets me select huge chunks which is not what I want. Any way round this or is this done on purpose for some clever reason?

[FP]

The only way I have been able to do it is to select everything, paste it onto a word document and then work from that. 

[Cetti]

...or send the Page or Link to yourself, then copy and paste what you want. Just an alternative to FP's method really. Either way it really is annoying - all around the houses for what used to be a very simple procedure.

[THECORBYLOON]

KittyGlitter if you download Mozilla Firefox here you can then cut and paste at will.

[IndieSinger]

You can do it in small doses. Double-click on a word to highlight it and treble-click on a word to highligh that paragraph.

Alternatively, as THECORBYLOON points out, you can use Firefox (but then you'd have to forego the use of formatting unless you want to keep swapping between the two browsers).

[Beswad]

I just found out you could copy bits of paragraph by holding down Ctrl key and right click on the text.

[Beswad]

Sorry ignore my above answer. I thought you could do it the way I describe, I just found out you can't copy after you select the text. 

[IndieSinger]

Beswad - yes you can, just use the <Ctrl> and C shortcut to copy. Holding down <Ctrl> to select text gives the same result as treble-clicking on any part of the paragraph.

[Quizmonster]

There isn't really a problem involved in using Firefox to copy and paste. After all, how often does one need/wish to copy and paste chunks of AnswerBank? For myself, I use Internet Explorer as a matter of course. Then, when I decide to keep a record of something, I just click on Firefox, do the copying/pasting and then return to IE or just go on using Firefox for the rest of that AnswerBanking session. It takes moments to swap and is certainly less hassle than multiple triple-clicking!

Try it, Kitty. You'll be no worse off if, for some reason, you then decide it is not for you.

[MargeB]

The weird thing is that the 'report this answer' details are present for cutting even when you can't see them.

[AB Editor]

Dear Users,

In regards to the initial question, a little trick is if you hold down the Ctrl key and click on the section of text you want to select for copy, it will usually only highlight that selection. Then you can use short cut keys to continue copying and pasting.

AB ED 

[Cetti]

That's true dear Ed for just one paragraph, but it's a bit of a nuisance if you need several paragraphs. Still there are  more difficult things in life to cope with  ;-) 

[Quizmonster]

I understand that Cetti has a problem in using Firefox, though - as a total computer illiterate myself - I have no idea why. The point I made earlier about "multiple triple-clicking" is exactly what Cetti is talking about when she refers to "a bit of a nuisance if you need several paragraphs."

Firefox will highlight and copy as many paragraphs as you like 'in a oncer'. Unless you share Cetti's problem, I can think of not a single reason why people don't just download Firefox!

[Cetti]

Sorry QM, I missed your bit about multi-clicking.

 You obviously do not feel the need to copy and paste copious amounts of recipes and other hints like wot I do ;-)

[Quizmonster]

But that's just my point, Cetti. OK...I appreciate that it's no good for you...by the way, have you ever asked anybody why you have this problem with Firefox?..but I should have thought Firefox was the perfect solution to copying recipes. These tend to be - almost by definition - written in paragraphs, so it must be absolute triple-click hell for you! For those of us who don't share your difficulty, it could scarcely be easier....highlight the entire multi-paragraph recipe in Firefox, copy and paste it. Et voil�! 

I've been on about Firefox so often recently that I really ought to point out that I do not possess shares in Mozilla!

[AB Editor]

Dear Users,

Thank you for your query and the responses it has generated. To recap, people who use Internet Explorer find that they cannot cut and paste in a useful manner, which is not a problem with other browsers such as Firefox. Unfortunately, as the heavies in IT have explained, this is an MS issue and we can only hope that it is resolved soon.

AB ED