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Can, no longer, copy and paste from internet sites

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johngeorge
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As above. Until very recently I could, for example, highlight, right click and copy from eg wikipedia and then right click and paste on a word document. This no longer works!

As above. Until very recently I could, for example, highlight, right click and copy from eg wikipedia and then right click and paste on a word document. This no longer works!

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hi johngeorge, can you please try updating to firefox 45 as some copy/paste-related problems have been rectified in this release: Update Firefox to the latest release

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philipp
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hi johngeorge, can you please try updating to firefox 45 as some copy/paste-related problems have been rectified in this release: Update Firefox to the latest release

johngeorge
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Thank you I am both astonished and very grateful. Much obliged.

L.Mooijman
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I've my firefox 45 and have the same copy/paste related problems om my Mac OSX 10.7.5