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ramespi23
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2 years ago
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How to copy highlighted text when editing a doc

In Dropbox Essentials on Windows 11 pro , when I am in edit mode and I highlight text, I cannot copy the highlighted text to paste onto another document. Is there a solution to this.? Right clicking ...
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    ramespi23
    2 years ago

    I found that Firefox does allow me to copy by right-clicking on highlighted text- but  I was not able to do so in Chrome or Edge

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Nancy
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2 years ago

Thanks for posting this on our forum, jlacoste.

 

Can you also try an incognito window as an extra step? 

 

Are you facing this issue with all Word files and when did you notice this behavior for the first time?

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jlacoste
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Using a Firefox "Private browsing" window did not change anything.  So far, it's happening to all the Word files I worked with.  The problem started yesterday.  I loose a lot of precious time with this bug.  When will things be back to normal?

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