Double-Click Copy/Paste in Word
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From: Brian on 20 May 2010 21:06 For years Ive been using Lotus Word Pro, and when I double-click on a word it is highlighted for copy/paste functions. But now that Im switching to MS Word, when I double-click on a word, not only is the word highlighted, but also the spaces following the word. When I then copy/paste such a 'password' etc, the pasted word is not accepted, because the spaces are included. This seems like a big hassle to me, to have to carefully drag the highlighting across the word to be sure no spaces are included. Is there anything I can do about it? -- Brian Kansas City
From: Peter T. Daniels on 20 May 2010 23:14 You don't say which version of Word you're using, but somewhere in the Options you'll find one for "Smart Selection" or something like that. Uncheck it. It's the default, but it's useless. On May 20, 9:06 pm, Brian <abb1...(a)live.com.(donotspam)> wrote: > For years Ive been using Lotus Word Pro, and when I double-click on a word it > is highlighted for copy/paste functions. But now that Im switching to MS > Word, when I double-click on a word, not only is the word highlighted, but > also the spaces following the word. When I then copy/paste such a 'password' > etc, the pasted word is not accepted, because the spaces are included. This > seems like a big hassle to me, to have to carefully drag the highlighting > across the word to be sure no spaces are included. Is there anything I can do > about it? > -- > Brian > Kansas City
From: Brian on 21 May 2010 04:43 Thank you for your reply. Im using Word 2007. I found 'Word Options' > Advanced > Cut, copy, and paste ... but I still cant figure out how to make Copy stop picking up the spaces. Any further sugguestion? -- Brian Kansas City "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: > You don't say which version of Word you're using, but somewhere in the > Options you'll find one for "Smart Selection" or something like that. > Uncheck it. It's the default, but it's useless. > > On May 20, 9:06 pm, Brian <abb1...(a)live.com.(donotspam)> wrote: > > For years Ive been using Lotus Word Pro, and when I double-click on a word it > > is highlighted for copy/paste functions. But now that Im switching to MS > > Word, when I double-click on a word, not only is the word highlighted, but > > also the spaces following the word. When I then copy/paste such a 'password' > > etc, the pasted word is not accepted, because the spaces are included. This > > seems like a big hassle to me, to have to carefully drag the highlighting > > across the word to be sure no spaces are included. Is there anything I can do > > about it? > > -- > > Brian > > Kansas City > > . >
From: Peter T. Daniels on 21 May 2010 07:45 It's the second item under Word Options > Advanced (Automatically select entire word). Also uncheck the two "smart" items a few lines below. On May 21, 4:43 am, Brian <abb1...(a)live.com.(donotspam)> wrote: > Thank you for your reply. Im using Word 2007. I found 'Word Options' > > Advanced > Cut, copy, and paste ... but I still cant figure out how to make > Copy stop picking up the spaces. Any further sugguestion? > -- > Brian > Kansas City > > > > "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: > > You don't say which version of Word you're using, but somewhere in the > > Options you'll find one for "Smart Selection" or something like that. > > Uncheck it. It's the default, but it's useless. > > > On May 20, 9:06 pm, Brian <abb1...(a)live.com.(donotspam)> wrote: > > > For years Ive been using Lotus Word Pro, and when I double-click on a word it > > > is highlighted for copy/paste functions. But now that Im switching to MS > > > Word, when I double-click on a word, not only is the word highlighted, but > > > also the spaces following the word. When I then copy/paste such a 'password' > > > etc, the pasted word is not accepted, because the spaces are included.. This > > > seems like a big hassle to me, to have to carefully drag the highlighting > > > across the word to be sure no spaces are included. Is there anything I can do > > > about it?
From: Brian on 21 May 2010 22:42
This still doesnt work for me. If another word is after the word Im copying, or my word is at the end of the line with no punctuation.. the 'double click copy selection' still picks up several more spaces, which then dont work for password insertions. I do this several times a day, so it is a bit of a big deal for me. -- Brian Kansas City "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: > It's the second item under Word Options > Advanced (Automatically > select entire word). Also uncheck the two "smart" items a few lines > below. > > On May 21, 4:43 am, Brian <abb1...(a)live.com.(donotspam)> wrote: > > Thank you for your reply. Im using Word 2007. I found 'Word Options' > > > Advanced > Cut, copy, and paste ... but I still cant figure out how to make > > Copy stop picking up the spaces. Any further sugguestion? > > -- > > Brian > > Kansas City > > > > > > > > "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: > > > You don't say which version of Word you're using, but somewhere in the > > > Options you'll find one for "Smart Selection" or something like that. > > > Uncheck it. It's the default, but it's useless. > > > > > On May 20, 9:06 pm, Brian <abb1...(a)live.com.(donotspam)> wrote: > > > > For years Ive been using Lotus Word Pro, and when I double-click on a word it > > > > is highlighted for copy/paste functions. But now that Im switching to MS > > > > Word, when I double-click on a word, not only is the word highlighted, but > > > > also the spaces following the word. When I then copy/paste such a 'password' > > > > etc, the pasted word is not accepted, because the spaces are included.. This > > > > seems like a big hassle to me, to have to carefully drag the highlighting > > > > across the word to be sure no spaces are included. Is there anything I can do > > > > about it? > . > |