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"Before you post that queery"

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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 3 Aug 2017 01:05

or the public school version, billy bunter / tom browns schooldays...era



take yer pick, Bob...........LOL

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 2 Aug 2017 19:57

Is that "fag" in the American sense?

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 2 Aug 2017 10:55

Still time ... :-D

Caroline

Caroline Report 2 Aug 2017 01:06

:-D

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 2 Aug 2017 00:44

Hmmm,
I'm going outside, for a fag......

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 1 Aug 2017 19:05

I am surprised you didn't get RR'd for that spelling - Queery!

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 1 Aug 2017 15:38

Thank you all - I usually try the "mouse" method and most times it works but every now and again it does not.

I will have a try using Rollo's version (and used by MargaretM too) :-)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 1 Aug 2017 14:05

I use Rollo's version using ctrl-c and ctrl-v keys. Have always done it that way.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 1 Aug 2017 13:16

There are a large number if control key combinations available in Windows and Ms Office. Once learned they save a lot of time compared to faffing around with a mouse.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Caroline

Caroline Report 1 Aug 2017 13:14

I click on the URL it turns blue and I drag it to where I want it be it email or Genes notice board etc.

Edit no mouse just use the touch pad

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 1 Aug 2017 12:15

I put the cursor on the url, click the left mouse button (it should turn blue) click the right mouse, scroll down to 'copy' click left mouse button, go to where I want to put url,, click right mouse button, down to 'Paste', left mouse - copied & pasted.

Sounds complicated, but you're only using the mouse, instead of faffing around with keys as well :-D :-D

Good genealogy tips, Elizabeth :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 1 Aug 2017 11:43

How to copy n paste a url using Windows all versions and browsers
1 highlight the url in the source browser
2 press ctrl-c keys at the same time
3 shift focus to the target eg Gr reply pane
4 press ctrl-v keys at the same time
5 the url will appear

6 if the url is very long use a url shortener such as Google

Job done

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 1 Aug 2017 11:38

Curious that we posted at the exact same time, Nyx, even though it was an hour after the original post.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Rambling

Rambling Report 1 Aug 2017 11:35

snap! Margaret lol

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Rambling

Rambling Report 1 Aug 2017 11:34

is it this one?

http://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2017/07/20/before-you-post-that-query/

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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 1 Aug 2017 11:34

Is this what you mean?

http://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2017/07/20/before-you-post-that-query/

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 1 Aug 2017 10:38

This is quite a good tip page and although American applies to us all !

Can someone google the above and get the URL to transfer to a relevant Board,I am having my usual trouble with trying to transfer URLS :-S