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anyone out there who can throw a little light, on a problem that i am having, i am unable to copy and paste. for some reason when i get to the paste bit it just brings me back to the page, i am trying to copy. what am i doing wrong that i usually do right?

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  • grumbler
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    Where are you copying from and to?
    What hardware, OS?
    What technique do you use: shortcuts/mouse/...?
  • pappa_golf
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    sorry I don,t understand ,


    this is your post


    anyone out there who can throw a little light, on a problem that i am having, i am unable to copy and paste. for some reason when i get to the paste bit it just brings me back to the page, i am trying to copy. what am i doing wrong that i usually do right?




    I have simply pressed the left key on my mouse , scrolled along and then put my mouse over it and right clicked and selected copy , THEN moved to the point where my curser is , right clicked and pressed paste.


    are you using a conventional pc with a mouse , or a laptop
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  • grumbler wrote: »
    Where are you copying from and to?
    What hardware, OS?
    What technique do you use: shortcuts/mouse/...?

    I copy from the internet to microsoft word
    The current hardware im using is internet explorer 10
    I use the mouse and right to copy and paste
  • globalds
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  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    like this


    2ecq6f4.jpg




    perhaps it would be easier if you said "what" you were copying from the internet
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  • sofiar
    sofiar Posts: 114 Forumite
    if all else fails use the snippet tool
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  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    sofiar wrote: »
    if all else fails use the snippet tool


    that is what I used to copy the screen (in word) to a jpeg
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  • homealone wrote: »
    The current hardware im using is internet explorer 10
    That is software.
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