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* '''Copying text''': Right before you submit text into a website, copy it into the copy buffer by doing the following steps: | * '''Copying text''': Right before you submit text into a website, copy it into the copy buffer by doing the following steps: | ||
*# "Select All" text: This is done by either (1) pressing CTRL-A, or (2) right clicking in the Edit window to get a popup menu and choosing "Select All". You will see all the text being selected. | *# "Select All" text: This is done by either (1) pressing CTRL-A, or (2) right clicking in the Edit window to get a popup menu and choosing "Select All". You will see all the text being selected. | ||
*# Copy the text into the copy buffer by | *# Copy the text into the copy buffer by (1) pressing '''CTRL-INSERT''' or CTRL-C (Windows) or (2) right clicking in the Edit window to get the popup menu and click "Copy". | ||
*# If you're not sure whether the text was copied, open Notepad and paste the text in by pressing SHIFT-INSERT, or click "Paste" in the Edit menu of Notepad. Once you learn this copy-paste method, you will become confident that your text has been copied after you do step 2. | *# If you're not sure whether the text was copied, open Notepad and paste the text in by pressing SHIFT-INSERT, or click "Paste" in the Edit menu of Notepad. Once you learn this copy-paste method, you will become confident that your text has been copied after you do step 2. | ||
*# The quickest way in Windows is: (1) CTRL-A to select all text (2) CTRL-INSERT to copy the text | *# The quickest way in Windows is: (1) CTRL-A to select all text (2) CTRL-INSERT to copy the text | ||
* Submit: You can now submit the text to the website using the Save/Submit button. | * Submit: You can now submit the text to the website using the Save/Submit button. | ||
** If you see an "Edit Conflict" you text is saved at the bottom of that edit page. Scroll to the bottom to find another text box named "Your text" which has the text you tried to submit. You can copy that text and re-submit it. | ** If you see an "Edit Conflict" you text is saved at the bottom of that edit page. Scroll to the bottom to find another text box named "Your text" which has the text you tried to submit. You can copy that text and re-submit it. | ||
* '''Restoring text''': If there's a submission error, you can now either press Back (usually works in Firefox but not IE) and get your text back, or if the browser does not restore the text for you, you can now press SHIFT-INSERT to paste the text. If by mistake you press CTRL-INSERT at this point, you will lose the copied text. So when you are pasting text, always make sure you are pressing doing a paste (Edit->Paste, or SHIFT-INSERT). | * '''Restoring text''': If there's a submission error, you can now either press Back (usually works in Firefox but not IE) and get your text back, or if the browser does not restore the text for you, you can now press '''SHIFT-INSERT''' or CTRL-V to paste the text. If by mistake you press CTRL-INSERT at this point, you will lose the copied text. So when you are pasting text, always make sure you are pressing doing a paste (Edit->Paste, or SHIFT-INSERT). | ||
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* Please note that the text copied using this method is only saved into a temporary location which is overwritten if another text copy operation is done. | |||
* For additional tips on other websites, see any of these links: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66pvfilotA How to Copy and Paste] and [http://www.bravenet.com/help/copypaste.php?t=practice Cut and Paste Practice] | |||
In short, getting into a habit of doing a CTRL-INSERT (or CTRL-C) right before a text submission into any website will make sure you have your work saved in the temporary copy buffer and you can retrieve that text by using SHIFT-INSERT (or CTRL-V). | |||
==Search engine text== | ==Search engine text== | ||