Javascripts > Javascript Forms > Copy Selected Text
Script Title: Copy Selected Text
Description: Use this script to copy selected text.
Example: Available
This script allows you to select text on a web page and then copy it into a text box. Neat!
Credit: Script created by Raul Macias
Copy the following code into your <HEAD></HEAD> tags.<!-- Original: Raul Macias (raulhmacias@cox.net ) --> <!-- Web Site: http://members.cox.net/raulhmacias/ --> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- Begin function copyit(theField) { var selectedText = document.selection; if (selectedText.type == 'Text') { var newRange = selectedText.createRange(); theField.focus(); theField.value = newRange.text; } else { alert('select a text in the page and then press this button'); } } // End --> </script>
Copy the following code between the <BODY></BODY> tags of your html page.<form name="it"> <p>This script allows you to select text on a web page and then copy it into a text box. Neat!</p> <div align="center"> <input onclick="copyit(this.form.select1)" type="button" value="Press to copy the highlighted text" name="btnCopy"> <p> <textarea name="select1" rows="4" cols="45"></textarea> </div> </form>
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