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Cannot use simple copy/paste function in Memsource online editor
Thread poster: Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker  Identity Verified
United States
Italian to English
Nov 13, 2019

I am using Memsource for a new client, and I cannot copy and paste text into/from the text editor. I am referring to simple copy/paste functions as used in Word. If I select and right click a word or words in the text editor, there is no "copy" option. The same is true if I try to paste in text from another source.
Is it possible that such a basic function doesn't exist in this tool? The Help guides are of no use up to now.

Any help here?

Thank you.
 
Samuel Murray
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Netherlands
Local time: 01:49
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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@Jennifer Nov 13, 2019

Jennifer Baker wrote:
If I select and right click a word or words in the text editor, there is no "copy" option.


Yes, it's weird. There is no usual copy or paste options on the right-click menu in Memsource online editor (in fact, none of the available options appear to have anything to do with text editing):

memsource right-click menu

You're just going to have to use Ctrl+C (copy), Ctrl+X (cut) and Ctrl+V (paste). The shortcuts Shift+Delete (cut) and Shift+Insert (paste) also seem to work.



[Edited at 2019-11-13 14:43 GMT]
 
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker  Identity Verified
United States
Italian to English
TOPIC STARTER
Thank you Nov 13, 2019

Samuel Murray wrote:



Does Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+V work for you? How about Ctrl+X and then Ctrl+V? Or, how about Shift+Delete and then Shift+Insert? Do these standard shortcuts work for you when you select text to copy/cut and/or when you want to paste text?


Thank you! That worked perfectly. Now I just have to change my old school habits and remember the shortcuts! I really appreciate it. Many thanks
 
Thomas T. Frost
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Portugal
Local time: 00:49
Danish to English
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Works fine (offline editor) Nov 13, 2019

I always use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, as these shortcuts are universal (Windows). They work fine in Memsource.

Here is what I see if I right-click:

Annotation 2019-11-13 154125

This is from the offline editor. I don't use the online version.
 


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