Peter Jordan Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If I am preparing a post to this forum, unless it is very short, I type it in MS Word and then copy and paste into the post. I am running two laptops, one with Windows 7 and the other Windows 8.1. Normally on the main Win7 machine, I use Firefox and the copy and paste routine works perfectly well, as one would expect. I recently had a problem with Firefox and I uninstalled it, leaving IE7 as my browser. In IE7 it is impossible to copy and paste into a forum post. I checked on the other Win 8.1 machine which still has both Firefox and IE installed. This confirms that copy/paste works in Firefox and not n IE, Does anyone else have this problem? I would appreciate any help in getting it to work in IE. Thanks in advance. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nacke Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Peter, I thought it was a problem on my machine, but it appears it is more than that? I can not copy and paste out of Word to the forum as well. I have Firefox, but don't use it much on this machine. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 There are issues that have been around a long time based around browser permissions when using text areas and copy/paste operations, as you are allowing the browser to access your system's clipboard. Potentially a security risk, as a malicious Website could then access your clipboard and history - which could contain all number of things (including passwords, if you have copied one!) - and/or add items to your clipboard for various nefarious purposes! It's been a good while since I dealt with this stuff, but as I recall, it was generally IE that allowed copy/paste. Keyboard shortcuts (ctrl + C/ ctrl + V) or right-click should be disallowed, but the icons in the text area should work? If they don't allow you to paste directly, then clicking on one should pop up a JavaScript-generated box into which you may paste your content. Most importantly though: please update IE7 to IE11 - that's far more of a security issue for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Chuck, It makes me feel better to know that I am not alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyAppleRed Images Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Same here - I cannot get quote to work either. (using IE11) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 DannyC, Thanks for the insight, I had never experienced this problem before, and now I find (at least for the likes of me) quite complicated. On Firefox, I have always been able to use CtrlC/CtrlV both to paste into the forum and to move things within it. I checked and I am indeed on IE11. Looks like I will have to reinstall Firefox, although my anti virus software thinks it is dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Have you considered using Chrome? Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Have you considered using Chrome? Jill Jill, I tried to re-install Firefox this morning, which caused a crash I could not repair. Took the Laptop to the shop I bought it from (5 mins from my house). They have returned it repaired. Their advice is not to use Firefox and the recommended Chrome. So, Chrome is where I am now, and yes you can copy/paste into Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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