11: Blogging tip – Right click and copy

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From now on until the end of the 30 post challenge, I’m just going to number my posts since I’m doing more than one a day sometimes. And it’s easier than me trying to do some kind of Day 8: Post 2b code that would confuse even me. LOL!

I have a little tip for you that might save you some time and headache. How many times have you gone to publish a post to your blog, spending all that time crafting a beautiful, informative post that will have your readers eating out of your hand and then had your Internet connection suddenly constipate on you, or a child sitting on your lap decided to hit the WiFi button (that then cost you 2 hours on the phone trouble shooting with Tech support, only to find that the problem could be solved in less than one second by pressing that.little.button.on.the.keyboard. Don’t ask how I know!) or some other glitch like Blogger being “down” (which seems to happen more than them being “up” lately… grr)?

Well here’s the tip. Before you hit Publish, right click on the screen with your mouse and hit Select All, then right click again and hit Copy. Whala.

Your last post profundity is now saved to your clipboard and you can often (unless the thing happens that I mentioned earlier happens to you in which case it won’t matter, but I don’t think my daughter will be visiting your house anytime soon so don’t worry about it!) just do a quick Paste and get your post right back. Make a habit of doing this every time and you’ll save yourself time and frustration.

Whew! You can mail the check to:

Just kidding. ;)

P.S> Of course, another idea is to craft your post first in a text file on your computer. This is a great idea especially if your post could grow into a bona fide article that you could then submit to article directories.

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4 Responses to “11: Blogging tip – Right click and copy”

  1. Anita says:

    YES! I figured out that great little tip quite some time ago. I’ve always assumed it was just my computer because being stuck with no other choice but dial up it often timed out when Blogger felt like moving a little slower.

    Besides, if you remember to copy it … you usually don’t have to worry about pasting it because it really only happens when you forget to copy it [rolling eyes]

    Take care!
    Anita :)

  2. mitch says:

    What a wonderful tip. I’ve never paid attention to that function being there.

  3. Carrie Lauth says:

    Hey Anita, great to see you again!

    Hi Mitch, thanks for stopping by. :)

  4. Anita says:

    Hi Carrie!
    Great to be here! If you don’t know already I’ve been in the hospital for the past few days (YES, with the laptop!) and I’ve had some spare time on my hands. It’s been a while since I’ve been here and your Blog Challenge caught my attention … figured I’d come support ya ;-) Good Luck!

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