How to C&P MN posts

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Jux · 01/03/2019 16:03

Desktop site, iPad, Safari...

Can't seem to do it. Anyone know?

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RustyBear · 01/03/2019 16:09

Desktop site, iPad, Safari...

Can't seem to do it. Anyone know?

It can be a bit of a pain to get started - I find it works better if you touch & hold the first word so you get the blue highlight on it and then you can drag to select the rest and it should give you the c&p menu.

I do find it doesn’t like doing it if you’ve got the keyboard up, so I try to copy before I start my message - otherwise, dismiss the keyboard, copy & then get the keyboard back once you’ve pasted.

dementedpixie · 01/03/2019 16:09

Do you not just press your finger on the screen and then use the sliders to encapsulate the text you want to copy

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Jux · 04/03/2019 10:51

Dementedpixie, not really, that works (just about) in the post box, but not with any other text on the page, so you can't quote anyone else's post.

Thanks, RustyBear, I'll keep trying then.

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RustyBear · 04/03/2019 14:23

I do find that I have to start at the beginning, rather than the end of what I want to copy. If I start at the end & drag backwards, when it gets almost to the start of the sentence it then pings back to highlighting a single letter. If I start at the beginning it usually works, though not always, and it definitely never works for me until I get rid of the keyboard, except if I'm copying my own message before posting.
It's really not easy, is it?

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