Let’s face it, not
everybody is an ubergeek, so there are many times that you’ll need to ask
somebody for help. They always seem to ask you to type things into the command
prompt and then tell them the results… but how do you copy that text to the
clipboard so you can email it to them?
I had always thought this was universally
understood, but it turns out that a lot of people are unaware of how it works.
There are two options, the default right-click menu… or QuickEdit mode. We’ll
explain both.
Enable QuickEdit
Mode
Right-click anywhere on the title bar
and then select Properties. (Or use Alt+Space P)
On the Options tab, check the box for
“QuickEdit Mode” and then close the dialog.
That was simple…
Copy / Paste in
QuickEdit Mode
If you have this mode enabled, you
can simply left-click anywhere in the window and drag a box around the text
that you would like to select.
Once you’ve selected the text, you
can either right-click anywhere in the window or use the Enter key to copy the
selected text to the clipboard.
To paste into the command prompt,
simply use the right mouse button anywhere inside the window while not in “Select”
mode.
Copy / Paste With
Right-Click Menu
If you don’t want to change any
settings, you can just use the right-click menu to copy or paste text. Note
that the right-click menu doesn’t show up with QuickEdit mode enabled.
Right-click on the background of the
window and select “Mark”, and then draw a box around the text you want to copy.
Once you have selected the text you
want, then use the right mouse button or the Enter key to copy the
selected text to the clipboard.
To paste into the window, right-click
and choose the “Paste” option on the menu.
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