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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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6. How could something be too long to copy?

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 08:28 AM

Mar 2017

I've copied text on the order of a megabyte.
Open the pdf.
Press ctrl-A. (This selects all of the file contents.)
Press ctrl-C. (This copies all of the file contents.)
On DU open a new post and paste it in. Use ctrl-V or right-click and paste.

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Is there a way to post a PDF to a thread? I have something i'd like to post that is too long [View all] Amaryllis Mar 2017 OP

You didn't hear this from me, but... Rollo Mar 2017 #1

Short answer - no Cirque du So-What Mar 2017 #2

Testing! Leghorn21 Mar 2017 #3

Google Drive and a shared link? Vilis Veritas Mar 2017 #4

you cannot post files on DU at all.... mike_c Mar 2017 #5

How could something be too long to copy? discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #6