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Save selected text from Safari to a text file
Authored by: macgizmo on Feb 23, '04 03:12:43PM

I haven't been able to drag text out of safari to make a clipping since the first version.

However, you can also simply select the text and under the Safari Menu, select Services/TextEdit/ and select "New Window Containing Selection" - this opens a new Text Edit document containing the selected text - all you have to do is Save it - unless you wish to add more info to the selection.

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Save selected text from Safari to a text file
Authored by: Lunatic Prods on Feb 23, '04 03:43:49PM

Oh, I love this site!

I think I'm reasonably clever, but I'm constantly baffled and enlightened by contributors here.

Some hints are chillingly complex, but this comment about the Services menu just reminds us to go and have a look . . . and there at the top of Safari's Services menu is 'Copy to Tex-Edit Plus' (my word-wiggler of choice) with a very handy keyboard shortcut.

Thanks to all - and, yes, I'm heading to Paypal to do my duty! ;o)

Huw



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Save selected text from Safari to a text file
Authored by: theilgaard on Feb 23, '04 04:37:25PM

This method will also include any selected images as well.

(You can also choose "Make new sticky note" to create a new note in Stickies, also including images.)



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Save selected text from Safari to a text file
Authored by: Han Solo on Feb 23, '04 11:21:08PM
Agreed: Services is the way to go here.

As for making clippings from Safari (or any Cocoa app): highlight your selection, then click-and-hold-briefly before starting the drag. OS 9 (and 8 and maybe 7.x...?) used to give visual feedback that indicated "you are now able to drag" (and it was nearly instantaneous); in OS X you just need to pause for half a second before beginning the drag -- there is no visual feedback. It becomes second nature after a few tries....

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