Text WITH web links won't remain as links when pasting into Community Text Box.

I'm not able to copy text that contains one or more web links, that were created in either Notes or TextEdit and maintain the web links. When I copy and paste into the Community webpage Text edit box, the links are stripped off and contain only plain text. I searched this topic in the Communities but didn't find anything on this problem specifically.

I can copy someone elses text with web links into Notes, and they remain intact. But if I then copy the same text with web links from Notes into the Edit Box in Communities, they are gone and only the text pastes in.

I am able to create the links in Notes or TextEdit no problem. It's just when I copy from there into the text box here in Communities.

I tried it in Safemode and it doesn't work there either. Another user has mentioned that it works just fine for them.

(2021 M1 iMac with Ventura 13.2.1)

iMac 24″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Feb 20, 2023 10:20 AM

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Posted on Feb 21, 2023 4:40 AM

<< Problem Solved>> When I asked if either of you had 3rd party clipboard utilities, it dawned on me I should check that too. So up in my apple menu I noticed this app. I don't even remember ever installing it. Dohhhh! And to make it even worse, It was specifically set to "Automatically clear formatting". Unbelievable!!! Thank you both for your assistance in this. PS - This tool has now been removed.

What is even more odd, is that this was a problem even in safe mode where these type of apps shouldn't be loaded.

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