Copy command before starting to type Thread poster: Jessica Noyes
| Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 10:34 Member Spanish to English + ...
As I start to type a long phrase, a complicated name, an address, or something like that, I notice that I am going to need to copy it and paste it again elsewhere in my document. I have to wait until I have typed it, and then I highlight it, and then I hit Control C and Control V. Is there a way to speed up the process by indicating *before I start to type* that I intend to copy a certain segment? Then again at the end of the segment I would insert another marker and I could go ahe... See more As I start to type a long phrase, a complicated name, an address, or something like that, I notice that I am going to need to copy it and paste it again elsewhere in my document. I have to wait until I have typed it, and then I highlight it, and then I hit Control C and Control V. Is there a way to speed up the process by indicating *before I start to type* that I intend to copy a certain segment? Then again at the end of the segment I would insert another marker and I could go ahead and copy and paste. This would eliminate the whole highlighting step. Can Word do this? ▲ Collapse | | | Does this help? | Jul 24, 2017 |
If you're in Word, what is your definition of a "segment"? That's a CAT tool concept, as far as I'm aware. In a CAT tool segment or a text box in Word, you could use Ctrl+A to select all, depending on what else is in the segment or text box. Elsewhere in Word, you can click just in front of a line to highlight the entire line or several lines (click, hold and drag). That's the best I can think of. Not exactly what you asked for, though. | | | John Fossey Canada Local time: 10:34 Member (2008) French to English + ... Selecting with the keyboard | Jul 24, 2017 |
Not as far as I know. But you can use Ctrl+Shift+Arrow to select a full word (left and right arrows) or a full line (up or down arrows) at a time, which is faster then highlighting with the mouse. So if you know you need to copy a segment of text, as soon as you have typed the text (with the cursor now at the end of the segment) click Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow as many times as there are words in the segment, then Ctrl+C to copy and End to return the cursor to the end of the segment. It's pretty f... See more Not as far as I know. But you can use Ctrl+Shift+Arrow to select a full word (left and right arrows) or a full line (up or down arrows) at a time, which is faster then highlighting with the mouse. So if you know you need to copy a segment of text, as soon as you have typed the text (with the cursor now at the end of the segment) click Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow as many times as there are words in the segment, then Ctrl+C to copy and End to return the cursor to the end of the segment. It's pretty fast.
[Edited at 2017-07-24 14:38 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Maija Cirule Latvia Local time: 17:34 German to English + ... Maybe you should | Jul 24, 2017 |
paste the phrase, address or whatever it is on the Word's clipboard and thereafter insert it in the desired place.
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Tony M France Local time: 16:34 Member French to English + ... SITE LOCALIZER F8 is your friend! | Jul 24, 2017 |
...maybe? If you press F8 before you start typing, and then F8 at the end of the part you want, it should let you select it in that way; PROVIDED you don't in the interim select anything else for some other reason. | | | Hedwig Spitzer (X) Peru French to Spanish + ... Alt + F3 in Word | Jul 24, 2017 |
Just select the word, phrase or title and press Alt + F3. It will save it in the autocomplete form. Next time you start typing it, it will automatically appear. Cheers! | | | Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 10:34 Member Spanish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER
I appreciate everyone chipping in with comments and ideas. Many thanks! | | |
Hi Tony, F8 doesn't seem to work that way. Press F8 will select the word under cursor. Hi Jessica, I don't think there is a function within word you can do what you do what you want but it can be fufilled by Autohotkey programming. Dallas | |
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Tony M France Local time: 16:34 Member French to English + ... SITE LOCALIZER
Shouguang Cao wrote: F8 doesn't seem to work that way. Press F8 will select the word under cursor. That's odd, it does here! Maybe it's changed on more recent versions of Word? I'm still on Office XP. It is intended really for selecting large amounts of text: the first press on F8 marks the start, and the second press marks the end and selects everything in between; which is exactly what OP needs here, I think. | | | Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 10:34 Member Spanish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER Alas, Cruel F8! | Jul 25, 2017 |
Yes, in my version, Word 10, F8 is not my friend. It selects random lines below the point of insertion, but the letters I'm typing do not appear. Instead, if I type a 't' it highlights everything up to the next 't' in the text; then if type an 'o' it continues highlighting up until the next 'o'; an 'n' keeps the highlighting going until it hits another 'n', and so on until the next letter, in this case a 'y'. | | |
I will work out a little program for you Jessica some time this week. | | | Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 10:34 Member Spanish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER Helpful tip for quick selecting | Jul 25, 2017 |
John Fossey wrote: ...you can use Ctrl+Shift+Arrow to select a full word (left and right arrows) or a full line (up or down arrows) at a time, which is faster then highlighting with the mouse. So if you know you need to copy a segment of text, as soon as you have typed the text (with the cursor now at the end of the segment) click Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow as many times as there are words in the segment, then Ctrl+C to copy and End to return the cursor to the end of the segment... Thanks, John, I've tried this, and it will henceforth be my go-to strategy for quick selecting. | |
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Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 10:34 Member Spanish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER Thank you, Shouguang Cao | Jul 25, 2017 |
Shouguang Cao wrote: I will work out a little program for you Jessica some time this week. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. | | | Use this little app | Jul 26, 2017 |
Hi Jessica, I made F9 work as desired. https://gt4t.net/en/freeware/type2clipboard.exe Click to download and double click the downloaded file to run. Then the program will work in the background by adding a system shortcut F9. Press F9, and start to type some text. Then double press F9. The text your just typed is copied to the clipboard... See more Hi Jessica, I made F9 work as desired. https://gt4t.net/en/freeware/type2clipboard.exe Click to download and double click the downloaded file to run. Then the program will work in the background by adding a system shortcut F9. Press F9, and start to type some text. Then double press F9. The text your just typed is copied to the clipboard and you can use ctrl +V to paste anywhere. For exmple (Press F9) LOVE(double press F9) is the keyword. Then you can paste the word LOVE with CTRL+V. And it works everywhere, not just in Word You will receive some security warnings when you download and run the program, but there is no virus and it's open source. All unknown programs to windows trigger those warnings. For those who know Autohotkey, it's just a few lines: recording := false F9:: #c:: if (!recording) { recording := true log :="" Input, key, V I,{LWin}{RWin}{F9} } else { recording := false Clipboard := key } return Jessica Noyes wrote: Shouguang Cao wrote: I will work out a little program for you Jessica some time this week. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.
[Edited at 2017-07-26 16:12 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 10:34 Member Spanish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER This program works great for signaling a "Copy" command in advance | Jul 27, 2017 |
Thank you so very much for writing and sending this little program! It is going to save me a lot of time. -Jess [quote]Shouguang Cao wrote: I made F9 work as desired. https://gt4t.net/en/freeware/type2clipboard.exe Click to download and double click the downloaded file to run. Then the program will work in the background by adding a system shortcut F9. Press F9, and start to type some text. Then double press F9. The text your just typed is copied to the clipboard and you can use ctrl +V to paste anywhere. For exmple (Press F9) LOVE(double press F9) is the keyword. Then you can paste the word LOVE with CTRL+V. And it works everywhere, not just in Word You will receive some security warnings when you download and run the program, but there is no virus and it's open source. All unknown programs to windows trigger those warnings. For those who know Autohotkey, it's just a few lines: recording := false F9:: #c:: if (!recording) { recording := true log :="" Input, key, V I,{LWin}{RWin}{F9} } else { recording := false Clipboard := key } return
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