The table format is very likely to be your problem, as you have to be very careful with what you select, and the table structure may not be preserved when pasted.
I suggest experimenting with the paste options. Microsoft Word has several of these, and you need to choose the correct one. I've had difficulty with this while copying text from one MS-Word document to another. I can't remember which option preserves the original document styles, but it's the one that I would suggest trying first. Microsoft Outlook uses styles similar to those of Microsoft Word. Tom Behler <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike: > > When I have encountered the problem, I was in reading mode with regard to > the involved e-mail. > > In the latest situation, I tried to select, copy, and paste the info I > wanted after putting the e-mail in the forwarding mode, but only got partial > information, and some of what I did not want. > > In this case, the info presented is in a table format, which, as Adrian > suggested, could be part of the problem. > > Even though it is a bit more work, I can select, copy, and paste the entire > e-mail into a notepad document, and work with it from there. > > I have yet to try the paste special option, but will do so at some point. > > Dr. Tom Behler > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Michael B. > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 1:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting > e-mail message content In Outlook 2016 > > Hi All, > > When y'all are copying text do you have the message open as if you were > reading the message? Or, do you have the message in edit mode, as in > forward / reply mode? > > Running Outlook Express , & not Outlook, I always have the message I want to > copy text from in an edit mode so the cursor won't jump around on me using > the text selection keystrokes. > Take care. > Mike > Sent from my iBarstool. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Adrian Spratt > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 8:14 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting > e-mail message content In Outlook 2016 > > > Tom, I typically encounter this problem when the message consists of tables. > > Regardless, my workaround is: > > select and copy the entire message not with control-a,-but by placing focus > at the top of the message and pressing shift-control-end. > Paste the copied text into Notepad, > Select and copy that result with control-a, Paste the result into an empty > Word file. > Then I search for the passage I want and go from there. > > If I paste from the email to Word, the confusing table format is retained. > As I write, I'm wondering if I've tried the control-alt-v paste special > method to paste as unformatted text. You might try that in order to skip the > Notepad step. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Tom Behler > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 9:36 AM > To: 'Jaws users list' > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Selecting, Copying, And Pasting e-mail > message content In Outlook 2016 > > Hello, everyone. > > > > Recently, I have been having problems with selecting, copying, and pasting > e-mail message content in Outlook 2016. > > > > In many instances, the text I select does not correspond to what I later > copy and paste either into a word or notepad document. > > > > I have tried routing the PC cursor to the Jaws cursor, but this does not > solve the issue. > > > > The only way I can get the copied and pasted text to correspond to the > selected text is to select the text character by character, and then go > through the usual copy and paste process. > > > > I believe this is a Jaws issue. > > > > I'm using Windows 7 and Jaws 17 with Outlook 2016 here. > > > > Any assistance would be appreciated. > > > > Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan > > > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
