Unreliable Google Docs copy-paste in Safari
I'm using Safari and copy-pasting in Google Docs with a keyboard shortcut is extremely unreliable. It can work most of the time, but at some point the Cut and Copy items in the Safari menu become disabled and the only way to get copy-paste working again is to reload the page.
Is there any way of getting copy-paste to work properly in other browsers, or is using Google Chrome the only solution, as described in this topic:
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/40147/in-copy-paste-google-docs-says-these-actions-are-unavailable-via-the-edit-menu
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I'm using Safari and copy-pasting in Google Docs with a keyboard shortcut is extremely unreliable. It can work most of the time, but at some point the Cut and Copy items in the Safari menu become disabled and the only way to get copy-paste working again is to reload the page.
Is there any way of getting copy-paste to work properly in other browsers, or is using Google Chrome the only solution, as described in this topic:
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/40147/in-copy-paste-google-docs-says-these-actions-are-unavailable-via-the-edit-menu
google-drive copy-paste safari-5
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I'm using Safari and copy-pasting in Google Docs with a keyboard shortcut is extremely unreliable. It can work most of the time, but at some point the Cut and Copy items in the Safari menu become disabled and the only way to get copy-paste working again is to reload the page.
Is there any way of getting copy-paste to work properly in other browsers, or is using Google Chrome the only solution, as described in this topic:
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/40147/in-copy-paste-google-docs-says-these-actions-are-unavailable-via-the-edit-menu
google-drive copy-paste safari-5
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57
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asked Jan 15 '14 at 10:13
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I'm using Safari and copy-pasting in Google Docs with a keyboard shortcut is extremely unreliable. It can work most of the time, but at some point the Cut and Copy items in the Safari menu become disabled and the only way to get copy-paste working again is to reload the page.
Is there any way of getting copy-paste to work properly in other browsers, or is using Google Chrome the only solution, as described in this topic:
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/40147/in-copy-paste-google-docs-says-these-actions-are-unavailable-via-the-edit-menu
google-drive copy-paste safari-5
google-drive copy-paste safari-5
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57
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asked Jan 15 '14 at 10:13
Ilya Shmorgun
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57
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asked Jan 15 '14 at 10:13
Ilya Shmorgun
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asked Jan 15 '14 at 10:13
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Sorry, this isn't much of an answer, but I've found that rather than reloading the entire document, simply changing it in any way (e.g. entering a space somewhere) re-jiggers it so that copy will work again... until it doesn't (usually one time :P), and you get the "beep" and then you have to type something again. Annoying, but far less annoying than reloading the entire doc each time this happens.
answered May 13 '14 at 3:08
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You can paste the content in the url bar of Safari and then copy it again from then.
After that you can paste it in the Google Docs document.
answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
Pritesh Desai
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For literally years I have been unable to make copy/paste operations work in Google Docs in Safari. Attempting to use ⌘-C, ⌘-X or ⌘-V would cause a beep and not produce any other action; attempting to use the Edit menu commands would always result in this dialog box being shown:
Today, I discovered a solution: I used the "Remove All Website Data" button in Safari under the Preferences ➜ Privacy tab:
After this, I had to log back into Google to access documents, but since then, copy/cut/paste has been working for me in the same documents where the operations did not work earlier today.
answered Aug 7 '16 at 2:49
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Sorry, this isn't much of an answer, but I've found that rather than reloading the entire document, simply changing it in any way (e.g. entering a space somewhere) re-jiggers it so that copy will work again... until it doesn't (usually one time :P), and you get the "beep" and then you have to type something again. Annoying, but far less annoying than reloading the entire doc each time this happens.
answered May 13 '14 at 3:08
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Sorry, this isn't much of an answer, but I've found that rather than reloading the entire document, simply changing it in any way (e.g. entering a space somewhere) re-jiggers it so that copy will work again... until it doesn't (usually one time :P), and you get the "beep" and then you have to type something again. Annoying, but far less annoying than reloading the entire doc each time this happens.
answered May 13 '14 at 3:08
webchick
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Sorry, this isn't much of an answer, but I've found that rather than reloading the entire document, simply changing it in any way (e.g. entering a space somewhere) re-jiggers it so that copy will work again... until it doesn't (usually one time :P), and you get the "beep" and then you have to type something again. Annoying, but far less annoying than reloading the entire doc each time this happens.
answered May 13 '14 at 3:08
webchick
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Sorry, this isn't much of an answer, but I've found that rather than reloading the entire document, simply changing it in any way (e.g. entering a space somewhere) re-jiggers it so that copy will work again... until it doesn't (usually one time :P), and you get the "beep" and then you have to type something again. Annoying, but far less annoying than reloading the entire doc each time this happens.
answered May 13 '14 at 3:08
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You can paste the content in the url bar of Safari and then copy it again from then.
After that you can paste it in the Google Docs document.
answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
Pritesh Desai
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You can paste the content in the url bar of Safari and then copy it again from then.
After that you can paste it in the Google Docs document.
answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
Pritesh Desai
1012
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You can paste the content in the url bar of Safari and then copy it again from then.
After that you can paste it in the Google Docs document.
answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
Pritesh Desai
1012
You can paste the content in the url bar of Safari and then copy it again from then.
After that you can paste it in the Google Docs document.
answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
Pritesh Desai
1012
answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
Pritesh Desai
1012
answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
Pritesh Desai
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answered Jun 21 '16 at 17:52
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For literally years I have been unable to make copy/paste operations work in Google Docs in Safari. Attempting to use ⌘-C, ⌘-X or ⌘-V would cause a beep and not produce any other action; attempting to use the Edit menu commands would always result in this dialog box being shown:
Today, I discovered a solution: I used the "Remove All Website Data" button in Safari under the Preferences ➜ Privacy tab:
After this, I had to log back into Google to access documents, but since then, copy/cut/paste has been working for me in the same documents where the operations did not work earlier today.
answered Aug 7 '16 at 2:49
mhucka
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For literally years I have been unable to make copy/paste operations work in Google Docs in Safari. Attempting to use ⌘-C, ⌘-X or ⌘-V would cause a beep and not produce any other action; attempting to use the Edit menu commands would always result in this dialog box being shown:
Today, I discovered a solution: I used the "Remove All Website Data" button in Safari under the Preferences ➜ Privacy tab:
After this, I had to log back into Google to access documents, but since then, copy/cut/paste has been working for me in the same documents where the operations did not work earlier today.
answered Aug 7 '16 at 2:49
mhucka
20617
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For literally years I have been unable to make copy/paste operations work in Google Docs in Safari. Attempting to use ⌘-C, ⌘-X or ⌘-V would cause a beep and not produce any other action; attempting to use the Edit menu commands would always result in this dialog box being shown:
Today, I discovered a solution: I used the "Remove All Website Data" button in Safari under the Preferences ➜ Privacy tab:
After this, I had to log back into Google to access documents, but since then, copy/cut/paste has been working for me in the same documents where the operations did not work earlier today.
answered Aug 7 '16 at 2:49
mhucka
20617
For literally years I have been unable to make copy/paste operations work in Google Docs in Safari. Attempting to use ⌘-C, ⌘-X or ⌘-V would cause a beep and not produce any other action; attempting to use the Edit menu commands would always result in this dialog box being shown:
Today, I discovered a solution: I used the "Remove All Website Data" button in Safari under the Preferences ➜ Privacy tab:
After this, I had to log back into Google to access documents, but since then, copy/cut/paste has been working for me in the same documents where the operations did not work earlier today.
answered Aug 7 '16 at 2:49
mhucka
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answered Aug 7 '16 at 2:49
mhucka
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answered Aug 7 '16 at 2:49
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