Hi tim and all, well the problem has gone away. I re-started the Mac and all has gone back to normal. So long since I have used Windows I forgot to try that to begin with. Thanks again for the help. Max.
> On 28 Aug 2015, at 3:04 pm, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > Try pasting what's been copied into a blank TextEdit document. It's best to > have the TextEdit document set to Plain Text to get the best results. So, > when you open a blank TextEdit document, press cmd-shift-t and it will be set > to Plain Text. Press cmd-v to paste in the contents of the copied cell. > Often, VO will announce "Copy" even if the item was not actually put into the > Clipboard, I think VO is simply announcing what key combination was pressed. > If nothing is pasted into your TextEdit document when doing this, then it's > not likely focusing properly on the cell and thus not really copying > anything. If this is the case, try using just arrow keys or the tab key to > navigate to the cell that you're copying from and see if that changes > anything. > > Keep me in the loop. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Aug 27, 2015, at 21:22, Agent086b <agent0...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > Hi Tim, >> thanks for your reply. I created a new blank document and still can’t copy >> and paste numbers. As I understand things when I move to a sell it is >> highlighted then I just copy it. In the new document there is no formulas I >> just wrote sum figures. > Now I must type in the figures which is a real pest. > Thanks again. > Max. > >> >> On 28 Aug 2015, at 1:00 pm, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Not sure why it's giving you grief. Copy and paste works just fine for me >> in all occurrences that I've attempted. Do you know if the cell that you're >> copying from includes a formula? Shouldn't matter but just checking. Try >> navigating to the cell you want to paste into either with the tab key or the >> arrow keys without VO keys. See if that makes things cooperate. >> >> Later.... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Aug 27, 2015, at 19:50, Agent086b <agent0...@internode.on.net> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> I have a simple spreadsheet that I brought over from the PC days. I have >> been using this for the 3 years I have been using my iMac with no problems. >> I used this spreadsheet in July and all worked well. I wish to copy some >> figures from one sell and paste them in to another. I found today VO says >> copy but it will not paste in the other sell. >> Thanks for any help. >> Max. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
