How to copy programming from a Web page and paste it into Q&A for DOS running in Windows

(If you don't run Q&A in Windows, use the technique described at the end.)

1. Click and hold your left mouse button down while dragging the mouse cursor over the programming (or text) to select it.
   
2. Let go of the mouse button, and the selected program or text should be highlighted and ready to copy.
   
3. Click your browser's Edit menu, then click Copy (or press Ctrl-C) to copy the selected text to the Windows Clipboard.
   
4. Start Q&A. If Q&A is running in full screen mode, press Alt-Enter to switch to window mode.
   
5. Go to the Program Spec for the database where you want to paste the program (File / Design a File / Program a File / Program Form), and expand a text field by pressing F6.
   
   (Note: You can optionally paste the program into Write if you want to check it over or modify it before pasting it into your database field.)
   
6. Click on the Paste icon on the toolbar at the top of the window. (It's the icon that looks like a clipboard). This should paste the program into the field. Press Alt-Enter if you want to return to full screen mode.

How to copy programming from Acrobat Reader and paste it into Q&A for DOS running in Windows

(If you don't run Q&A in Windows, use the technique described at the end.)

1. With the document displayed in Acrobat Reader, click on the text selection icon. (it's the icon with ABC on it.)
   
2. Hold down the Ctrl key while using your mouse to drag a selection box over a block of text or programming code.
   
3. Click on the Edit menu, then click Copy (or press Ctrl-C) to copy your selection to the Windows Clipboard.
   
4. Start Q&A. If Q&A is running in full screen mode, press Alt-Enter to switch to window mode.
   
5. Go to the Program Spec for the database where you want to paste the program (File / Design a File / Program a File / Program Form), and expand a text field by pressing F6.
   
   (Note: You can optionally paste the program into Write if you want to check it over or modify it before pasting it into your database field.) 
   
6. Click on the Paste icon on the toolbar at the top of the window. (It's the icon that looks like a clipboard). This should paste the program into the field. Press Alt-Enter if you want to return to full screen mode.

If there's a problem with pasting into Q&A (such as "beeps" or garbage being pasted) it means you have Fast Pasting turned on in your Q&A setup in Windows. Q&A for DOS doesn't support Fast Pasting. In Windows 95, follow these steps to turn Fast Pasting off for Q&A:

1. Quit Q&A.
   
2. Click on your Q&A shortcut icon with the right mouse button.
   
3. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
   
4. Click on the Misc tab.
   
5. Uncheck the Fast Pasting checkbox.
   
6. Click OK.
   
7. Restart Q&A and try pasting again.
   

If you don't run Q&A for DOS in Windows:

1. Follow steps 1 through 3 above to copy the programming to Windows Clipboard.
   
2. Paste the copied program or text into a Windows word processor such as NotePad, WordPad, or Word for Windows.
   
3. Save the document as a plain text file.
   
4. Use the F8 / Document / Insert command in Q&A to insert the text file into the expanded field at the Program Spec.

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