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I can not find out how to copy and paste firefox does not allow it

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Firefox does not allow me to highlight html documents when on line and then copy and paste When I left click to highlight it just moves a ghost copy of the whole document away from where you begin.

I can not find out how to copy and paste firefox does not allow it

Firefox does not allow me to highlight html documents when on line and then copy and paste When I left click to highlight it just moves a ghost copy of the whole document away from where you begin. I can not find out how to copy and paste firefox does not allow it

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Does this affect all websites, or only particular sites? Can you give a sample URL and describe the part you're trying to copy?

Some sites may put up obstacles to copying their content. Of course, there's always a way around, but it might not be convenient.

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What is your Operating System?

How do you highlight the HTML document and copy the selected text to the clipboard?

Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.