All of a sudden I can't copy and paste

Installed Firefox a few months ago. Now two days ago I can't copy and paste. I click on copy but when I want to paste the paste option isn't highlighted?

You can paste into Albums, not Events
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I have a brand new MacBook Pro that I JUST got for Christmas. I downloaded Pages shortly after. However, all of a sudden I can't copy and paste between documents or even in the SAME document. I tried command+c and command+v and when I do that the Edit section lights up like it recognizes what I'm doing but it won't show up when I paste it. I also tried to do it by manually selecting copy and paste int he Edit section. I don't understand! Someone help me!

Creating a new user account is not necessary linked to the physical existence of an other user. It's helpful when we want to work different ways. It's also useful to help to solve problems like yours.
If an app behave wrongly in account A and behave flawlessly in account B, we know that we may limit the range of files in which something is wrong to the account ones.
As you can't give us the info, we must guess.
So guessing that the problem is in your account, I will say :
Quit/Close Pages
move Pages preferences file to the Desktop
The file's path is :
<startupVolume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Preferences:com.apple.iWork.Pages.pl ist
CAUTION: to reach it under Lion, you must press the option key while triggering the Finder's menu [ Go ] to get the menu item "Library.
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If it behave well, the 'old' prefs file was corrupted.
The odd behavior may be linked to a problem with fonts.
Run : FontBook to scan your fonts to get rid of corrupted or conflicting fonts.
Get the free maintenance tool MAINTENANCE from :
http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php
CAUTION : take care to download the version dedicated to your system.
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How can I copy and paste a caption for several pictures that are all the same?

I'm trying to understand the process of importing, labeling and organizing pictures I'm importing from my iPhone into iPhoto 11.
So far I am importing only pictures that relate to one another; ie taken at the same event. I have 18 pictures from one hike. I'd like to label each of those pictures the same; ie "hike at Bear Creak 2/15." Can I copy and paste the same label to all 18 pictures? How would I copy and paste?
There are lots of You Tube videos on the subject of iPhoto and that's how I learn best. If you know of a really basic one to watch I'd appreciate it.
I think I have to take a class at the Apple Store on this basic organizing because it's really escaped me in the 9 months I've had this Mac (switched from PC.)
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Ginny

I have 18 pictures from one hike. I'd like to label each of those pictures the same; ie "hike at Bear Creak 2/15." Can I copy and paste the same label to all 18 pictures? How would I copy and paste?
Ginny,
select all 18 photos at once in iPhoto on your Mac and then use the menu entry "Photos > Batch Change"
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-- Léonie

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I have the new retina display mac book pro.
I can not copy and paste anymore, using the shortcutes or teh two finger click to right click.
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It is really frustrating not being able to copy text, please help!
It happened all of a sudden, not sure if i clicked something by mistake to ruin teh settings. Help please.

Start with the simple things. Log out and log back in, or reboot. Try again.

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I suddenly can't copy and paste text from Word to the internet (Firefox or Chrome, email or other websites), but I can do the reverse. Any ideas? Copy and paste works between Word docs, and it works between internet sites (e.g., web page to email), just not from Word to the internet. Please help. I need to copy and paste my resume for an online job application.

There are a range of different kinds of forms. For example, this site uses very simple controls that don't automatically convert Word's formatting to an online format. The site where you are trying to paste your resume probably works differently.
What methods have you tried using to paste? Typically one of these will work:
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Try a Permissions Repair, followed by a Restart...
To test or repair disk permissions:
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5)     Quit Disc Utility and Restart your Computer
Disc Utility Repair Permissions Feature
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1452
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When did you last run a bit of basic maintenance?
Repairing permissions is important, and should always be carried out both before and after any software installation or update.
Go to Disk Utility (this is in your Utilities Folder in your Application folder) and click on the icon of your hard disk (not the one with all the numbers).
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and here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302672
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US
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Try this using extension - Allow Clipboard Helper - it makes that a lot easier to do and lessens the incidence of user error. <br />
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/852

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Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
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#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
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I can't copy and paste.

I recently updated my ipod generation 3 to ios 5.1 or something, and besides being kind of laggy, I can't copy and paste into different apps anymore. For example, I can copy and paste inside notes, but I can't, for example, copy a url from my notes and paste it into safari. Please Help! thanks!

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- Reset all settings
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- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
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Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
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