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Q: How do I select and Copy Text  from A WEB SITE. Not a Document... Thanks

Im trying to copy text from a web site but none of the normal shortcuts work.

How do I select and Copy Text  from A WEB SITE. Not a Document... Thanks

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Feb 25, 2015 8:32 PM

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Q: How do I select and Copy Text  from A WEB SITE. Not a Document... Thanks

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  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 25, 2015 8:38 PM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 25, 2015 8:38 PM in response to Rachael137

    If you can click within the area you want to copy, click at the beginning and then highlight the sentence/paragraph and do a Command + C, then select a word processing document and paste,

  • by Rachael137,

    Rachael137 Rachael137 Feb 25, 2015 8:51 PM in response to babowa
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    Feb 25, 2015 8:51 PM in response to babowa

    Thanks for the reply, but this option doesn't work on a the web page i'm using, I think its a Non Flash site??   Any Other thoughts?

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 25, 2015 8:54 PM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 25, 2015 8:54 PM in response to Rachael137

    Can you post a link to the site?

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Feb 25, 2015 10:06 PM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 25, 2015 10:06 PM in response to Rachael137

    Rachael

     

    First, a website that disables "right-click" functionality is likely very proud of their content - so much so that a simple statement like

     

         COPYRIGHT ©2015 It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To, LLC - All Rights Reserved

     

    they may deem insufficient to dissuade infringers... sooo, they employ methods in HTML, CSS and/or JavaScript to make it hard to do

     

    By law, "commitment of a work to a tangible medium" makes it Copyrighted from that very moment - cocktail napkin - this post as I type it!

     

    As such, whenever I copy/paste ANYTHING, even within Apple's World, I cite the page it comes from by URL and most times cite the Author of any message inside a thread

     

    All that said, I cannot tell you how to copy the text (provided it is actually text not an image of a text block) until I know that you have permission to do so - then it is kinda easy

     

    Post a URL - I'll have a look and let you know soonest -> tomorrow - it is tomorrow!

     

    ÇÇÇ

  • by Rachael137,

    Rachael137 Rachael137 Feb 26, 2015 12:00 AM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 26, 2015 12:00 AM in response to Rachael137

    Hi ChitlinsCC

    the URL is www.RiverwoodDowns.com.au

    its my actual web site, I will appreciate the tips

  • by Alancito,

    Alancito Alancito Feb 26, 2015 3:58 AM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 26, 2015 3:58 AM in response to Rachael137

    Rachael137 wrote:

     

    I think its a Non Flash site??

    Rachael ~ No, from looking at the HTML in your site:

    Flash.png

    ...it appears to be a Flash site created by Flashme Web Design.

    Any Other thoughts?

    In iOS devices such as iPhone, some text on your site is selectable and copyable. For example, I was able to copy & paste the text: "with eight underground wheat silos."

    Signature.gif

  • by Alancito,

    Alancito Alancito Feb 26, 2015 4:27 AM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 26, 2015 4:27 AM in response to Rachael137

    Rachael137 wrote:

     

    I will appreciate the tips

    Rachael ~ On a Mac in Safari, click on Safari menu > Preferences... > Security tab > Uncheck "Internet plug-ins: ◽️ Allow Plug-ins"

     

    ...Then reload your site — now that the Flash plug-in is disallowed, you should find that some text is selectable.

     

    Signature.gif

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Feb 26, 2015 7:52 AM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 26, 2015 7:52 AM in response to Rachael137

    Rachael

     

    OK. Site is all Flash - ISH  as alancito says - BUT it is being delivered as HTML5 specification

     

    How do I know this without looking at the code? My Browser DISABLES Flash and ALL Plug-ins at launch of the App !!

     

    1. SELECTABLE text
      Some text is IN the images - part of the picture
      Some IS live text
      Picture 7.png
    2. If your goal is "Change Orders" for the Web Developer/Author of your site
      1. Take screenshots of the pages like I did above
      2. Divide into "Imaginary" Quadrants - Top,L&R - Bottom,L&R
      3. On thisPage [InsertImage]
        1. TopLeft
          1. change the button "River Outings" to "River Excursions"
        2. BottomRight
          1. the phone number is wrong - change to 1800 80 *8* 772 (and hope they don't put the *s and spaces in)
            best to just put the right number
      4. ETC
    3. If your goal is merely to somehow "Save" some text (as illustrated) for other uses, you will be limited to what I illustrate.

     

    Tell us your REAL Goal, please. We can best advise with the end in mind.

     

    Regarding the COPYRIGHT deal I talked about. This can be complicated depending on the Contractual Agreement you signed with the developer. In the U.S., the developer is the Copyright HOLDER because he "committed the contents to a tangible medium" - as part of a "Compilation". Everything IN the website - all text, pictures, music, etc. remains the with the original holder(s), but they must "grant" specific rights for reproduction, display, performance(maybe), distribution, etc. to You and the Web Developer (see ho complicated it is already?). Then, the developer must Grant or Sell you the rights to the site as it exists upon delivery -

     

    I would typically include contract language "granting all  rights, in this universe and beyond, for all time and eternity" to the client. Done deal

     

    There are those that will claim "Work for Hire" applies... in the U.S. that is a very High Standard to meet, legally. No one was ever my Boss, provide me a workplace, computers, software, over the shoulder direction on how to perform my tasks, etc. - Not work for hire - MY Copyright which I will give you as part of the deal we make.

     

    again, tell us what you want to do, exactly and what the real goal is.

     

    All in all, this site is very nicely done, in my professional opinion

  • by svedel,

    svedel svedel Feb 26, 2015 7:55 AM in response to ChitlinsCC
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    Feb 26, 2015 7:55 AM in response to ChitlinsCC

    Hi,

     

    In Safari, simply disable Javascript, and you can copy/paste til you get dizzy!

     

    Screen Shot 2015-02-26 at 16.54.23.png

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Feb 26, 2015 8:10 AM in response to svedel
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    Feb 26, 2015 8:10 AM in response to svedel

    svedel wrote:

     

    Hi,

     

    In Safari, simply disable Javascript, and you can copy/paste til you get dizzy!

    Did you even try to do that with this particular site? If you disable Javascript the site does not even load.    There's nothing to copy.

     

    If you disable Flash, then yes, the site is delivered as HTML5.  which will allow live text to be copied.

     

    Javascript is not involved here.

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Feb 26, 2015 8:26 AM in response to Phil0124
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    Feb 26, 2015 8:26 AM in response to Phil0124

    Howdy Phil.

     

    I knew without looking or trying anything... this was likely 'crafted' in Photoshop/Flash/Dreamweaver and 'published' to the web as HTML5. I am an old Macromedia and Adobe hand. Platform support w/ Macromedia products has been a no brainer (for the most part) since the old days. Today, create > 'punch the magic twanger' is about it.

     

    best regards

    ÇÇÇ

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Feb 26, 2015 8:33 AM in response to ChitlinsCC
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    Feb 26, 2015 8:33 AM in response to ChitlinsCC

    Technically speaking, flash is Flash and will always be published as such, it cannot be HTML 5.

     

    It may use an HTML 5 compliant tag for the embedded object, but its still a Flash "video" or website.

     

    When you disable Flash on this site, it delivers a copy of the site in HTML. Its actually quite a bit different to the flash based version.   After digging a bit I found out its being delivered as XHTML 1.0 but it has a bunch of validation errors. 

     

    In any case, I've never been a big fan of flash based sites. I'm more of a straight HTML and CSS type of developer.

  • by Roote,

    Roote Roote Feb 26, 2015 8:40 AM in response to Rachael137
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    Feb 26, 2015 8:40 AM in response to Rachael137

    Almost any text on a webpage can be copied. This is one method:

     

    1. Input the webpage keyword into a Google search bar. Click the small triangle to the right of the URL to reveal the Pop-up menu. Click on "Cached":

    WebPage1.png

     

    2. Click on "Text-only version" link:

    WebPage2.png

     

    3. Highlight text and copy (⌘-C):

    WebPage3.png

     

     

    Another method to do the same thing:

     

    1. Type "cache:" at the beginning of the web address and press the Enter key:

    WebPage4.png

     

    2. Highlight the text string in the URL from the very end up to the first ampersand (&):

    WebPage5.png

     

    3. Enter the text "strip=1" and press the Enter key:

    WebPage6.png