Lesson on how to copy and "paste" stuff on computer.
I was just digging through some piles of paper, and found a printout of post # 11596 (from my "early" days on SI), and ... now that I actually am fairly familiar with doing stuff on my computer, I was surprised to see that the copy and paste method explained back then is NOT at all what I typically do, so -- I thought I would give another re-hash to anyone out there who is thinking "Gee, I wonder how these people do that ?"
To copy and paste either text or a "link" (meaning a URL) :
Highlight the stuff to be copied and pasted by pulling cursor (with normal mouse click button depressed the whole time) from beginning to end of section to be copied, (then let go of the mouse click).
Click on "Edit" at top of screen, click on "Copy," then go to wherever you want the text or URL (e.g. -- in an e-mail message, in a reply to an SI post, in the "Location" box on Netscape browser, etc.)
Click your cursor where you want the copy. Click on Edit, then "Paste," and you should be done.
Jon.
(I know us oldtimers have posted this occasionally, but, it has been a while ...) |
