Well, switching back to Chrome took care of the problem. Thanks, Cathy. Pat
On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat, > > You're picking up the HTML coding when you're copying. Different browsers > act differently. > > You might want to try Chrome on your new computer and see if that returns > you to normal. > > OR, within Legacy, fields where you'll be trying to paste have a strip > HTML button. You could try that. > > Cathy > > I Macaulay wrote: > > > You might want to try highlighting from back to front making sure you > stop at the first letter not beyond it. > > Just a thought > > Ian > The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. > The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. -- > Winston Churchill > > Ian Macaulay Carp, Ontario > Open at 10:AM Close at 5:00 PM > 45.2397 N long: 76.0991 W Elv 137 M UTM > Don't Forget to Save the Stamps > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > *From:* Pat Hickin <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, November 29, 2015 6:34 PM > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] copy and paste -- what's up > > I've been accustomed to copying the census abstracts listing > family members etc from the censuses on Heritage Quest, > FamilySearch, etc., directly into the notes boxes in events in Legacy. > > But now suddenly I'm not copying just what is seen but a lot of > gobblydook as well. I've been solving the problem by copying it > into my word processor as unformatted text and then copying it > into Legacy. The extra step is a minor bit of nuisance. But why is > this happenin g? I don't /_think_/ the problem could be with Legacy > since I hadn't updated before this began occurring. But could I > have inadvertently changed some setting within Legacy?? > > I know little about computers, but I do have a new one, with > Windows 10 OS. and I'm Using a new browser -- MS Edge instead of > Chrome. > > I /_hope_/ the problem is with Legacy and that all I need to do is > to change some setting. Any help greatly appreciated!! > > Pat > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
