Copy And Past On A Acer Cromebook

[dustypuss]

Help no mater what I do I can't copy the text on this laptop . I have watched countless of you tube vid,s but none help . I find it easy to copy and past on my tablet or a Pc. Am I thick! 

[Buenchico]

Google seems to suggest that the normal Ctrl+C (for 'Copy' on highlighted text) and Ctrl+V (for 'Paste', at the location of your cursor) should work.

[dustypuss]

It's the highlighting of the text that I cannot do . It will only highlight one word at a time or every thing . I don't seem to be able to be selective. 

[Buenchico]

How are you tring to highlight the text?  It's always easiest to use a mouse.  (The first thing that I do with any type of laptop is to ad a mouse to it).

Otherwise, position the cursor at one end of the text, press down on the touchpad with a finger from one hand and then drag the cursor across with a finger from your other hand.

[dustypuss]

Thanks I will try that the next time I turn the lappy on.

[Canary42]

I've had that happen occasionally - it seems to be when the underlying "text" is actually an entity or block in its own right (e.g. a table) on the original.

[1ozzy]

I'm sure Dustypuss will thank you for your valuable input taniyuki.

And  //Am I thick! //

Only you can answer that Dustypuss 😉

[dustypuss]

Done it . Once I realised you ment ( press down ) 

Not just touch the touchpad . Don't know what taniyuki.said but yes I was just been thick having never had any reson to actually press the touch pad before.  Thanks