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Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

I came back here to reread all the posts. I really have learned quite a bit.

Someone, and I forgot who it was, asked me if I knew how to cut/paste. I said no. And I really don't know how too. I just type word for word from newspapers and magazines I get in the mail. So, my question here is, how do I say that? I thought it was wrong to just put something in a thread without saying who the author was. Like I dreamed it up or something.

Thanks,
Andrew

This isn't like doing a term paper, Andrew. There's no exact way to post things. Sometimes, you overthink things and make them harder on yourself than they need to be. A lot of people do that too.

For example, you could type an article ou found into a post and say, "I found this and thought it was interesting" or "This is an online article I found that I feel is relevant to this thread" or "Look what I found!" I'd make sure to include the author's name, if available, and where you got it for everyone else's reference.

As for cutting and pasting or copying and pasting, find something you'd like to copy. Select (highlight) that article, song lyrics, etc. I start from the bottom right corner and drag up to the point where I'm going to stop at. I've found, especially with copying lyrics, that that is an easier way than going down. *shrug* I'm not sure why, but it works better for me that way.

Once I've got what I want to copy highlighted, right click on your mouse. You'll have options open up in a box. Select copy. Go to where you'd like to put said item of interest and right click again at the point where you would like the article, etc to begin. Choose paste. Voila!

Now, you are free to format things as you see fit. Easy breezy, yes?

Something else you might consider is just copying and pasting the link into a post. That way, those who want to can go into the article and read it at its original (to you) location.