Copy and Print Selected Text

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Copy and Print Selected Text

Greetings All!

I'm a new MacBook Pro user and I want to be able to copy and print selected text from a web page using Safari. Can someone tell me how to do that?

Thanks,

HPB

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on May 20, 2009 10:32 AM

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Answer 1

doh1231

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May 20, 2009 12:20 PM in response to Ports

just like Windows... select and highlight the text... then Edit menu copy... go to the other application and paste... short keys for Copy and paste are CMD+C for copy and CMD+V for paste .... similiar to Windows which uses Ctrl instead of CMD.

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Answer 2

Ports Author

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May 20, 2009 12:29 PM in response to a brody

Thank you, this seems to work albeit a work around. Don't understand why this can be made to work like Firefox and Explorer. I like the think that Apple always gets it right but not this time.

I see your from Silver Springs, MD. I used to live in Maryland in a small community called Glenco, in north Baltimore County about 30 miles from York, PA just off Interstate 83

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doh1231

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May 20, 2009 12:34 PM in response to Ports

Ports wrote:
Don't understand why this can be made to work like Firefox and Explorer. I like the think that Apple always gets it right but not this time.

Don't think I totally understand what your trying to do then... what I can figure from your words does work just like IE or Firefox on Windows.

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Answer 4

May 20, 2009 12:44 PM in response to doh1231

doh1231 wrote:
what I can figure from your words does work just like IE or Firefox on Windows.

Ports is referring to the fact that in Firefox (on both Mac and Windows) and in IE on Windows, you can Print from within the browser and there is an option to print just the selected text, etc. This option does not exist in Safari, so either a different browser or a 3rd party solution like the Services menu addition is required, or the two step process (copy, paste into a different app, then print).

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a brody

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May 20, 2009 10:35 AM in response to Ports

This software may do what you want:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15601

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Answer 6

doh1231

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May 20, 2009 12:53 PM in response to neuroanatomist

ahhh... ok.. nothing I really ever use... i think the couple times i have, i just did a CMDShift4 quick select screenshot and printed that.

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