Genealogy Chat

You can't copy and paste information from Family Search the way we used to. Or is it just me?

Betty

JOHN CULLIFORD Pedigree
Male
Christening: 22 JUN 1777 Ilchester, Somerset, England
Parents:
Father: JOHN CULLIFORD Family
Mother: SUSANNA

Well it just worked for me. Tried a name connected to my family

Sue

If you ever have problems copying from a website you can either do Control, Alt +Printscreen which copies everything on the screen or even better you can use a little free program called Snippy.

Snippy (google it) is safe and easy and can either be used to draw around odd shapes or do rectangular sections from the screen. Great for copying bits of google books etc.

Sue

Hi Sue,

Sorry I had to go away there ASDA delivery!!

Anyway I was looking up a christening on IGI for someone on another website, it wasn't for me.
I tried to copy and paste it and it woudn't let me, so had to type the whole thing out it takes ages to do that.

Betty

Just be careful snippy doesnt work with Vista I have just had to do system restore to remove it ;;;
the sissors were there but then the screen went black and nothing happened I could draw bit there was no writing to draw round ;;;lol Sue

Babs

Hi Babs,

I have the snipping tool already on my Vista, if you have Vista then you will too.

Betty

oh right thanks Betty goes of to find snippy tool on comp ;;;

Babs

Hi Babs,

Go to programs then Accessories and its there.

Betty

Hi Babs,

When you click on the snipping tool there is a drop down on the arrow where you can pick whichever size of snip you want, there is even a full page snippy.

Betty

Oh thanks girls have now got the quick launch icon in my tray just need to learn how to use it properly now ;;lol have used it to mark area and send via e-mail now how do I take bit and plonk it somewhere else ;;???

Babs

Hi Babs,


Save as!!

Hi Babs,

Have you managed to store it anywhere, I usually use my pictures that way I can always view it and its there if I want to send it to someone. I keep them all in a folder.

Betty

Right I see , so its not a sort of cut and paste tool them just a snip and store one , I m saying that as I sent one to myself from this thread and all that came up was a link back to it ;;??

Babs

Hi Babs,

Sorry you must be doing it wrong, I don't know what you snipped but whatever it was should come out exactly the same as you snipped it.
I use it for different things, it should be like a picture of whatever you snipped. You can send them as attachment in an e-mail or whatever you want.

Betty

Cheers Betty will have another play later on with it ;;

Babs

Oh wow, I love snippy - didnt know I had it.