Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

HTML

Posted by luisgomez7
luisgomez7
5,557 Points

The HTML workspace won't allow me to cut, copy or paste text. How do I fix this?

Nothing happens when I right click on text.

2 Answers

Jack Weldon
Jack Weldon
1,708 Points
Jack Weldon
Jack Weldon
1,708 Points

In my experience at least the text editor can be fussy about copy and pasting. If highlighting the text and right clicking isn't doing the job try the copy and paste keyboard shortcuts instead (They may vary depending on your operating system).

luisgomez7
luisgomez7
5,557 Points
luisgomez7
luisgomez7
5,557 Points

There are no keyboard short cuts. I've checked the drop-down menus several times and the commands for cut, copy and paste simply aren't there. I've tried switching from Chrome to MS Edge and I still have the same problem. By the way, I'm using Windows 10 Home.

Jack Weldon
Jack Weldon
1,708 Points

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V should work regardless of the browser you're using