How to copy without the yellow background: When I copy a UHH'er comment from my iMac and then paste it into a new email, the background yellow also goes with the text. But when I do...

tomcat

When I copy a UHH'er comment from my iMac and then paste it into a new email, the background yellow also goes with the text. But when I do the same action with my iPad and then paste it into an email, the background is not yellow. Any ideas how to keep the yellow from pasting? Whether I use Apple Mail or Yahoo! Mail, it does not make a difference. The yellow is still there.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Copy and paste into a text handling program.

tomcat

Fotoartist wrote:

Copy and paste into a text handling program.

Thanks. Then copy and paste from there into the email?

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Save as a .PNG file (transparent background) and then insert?

picsbywayne Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

You can copy the text and then you should have an option to "paste text only" or "paste special". I know I can right click and select that on my PC - I'm assuming Mac has something similar. Likely the iPad defaults to pasting text only, not including formatting.

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

I haven't said anything till now because I thought I was doing something wrong. None of the suggestions worked till now. With the suggestion from picbywayne I found the solution on my MacBook Pro.
You copy the text by highlighting it then go to Edit>Copy or use "Command C". Now open your mail and go Edit>Paste and Match Style click enter and you have it. If in Word go Edit>Paste and Match Formatting. I just tried it and it works. I never knew of this option and didn't think there was an answerer. Now with the help of the Ugly Hedge Hog I learned a valuable trick. Thanks picbywayne.

picsbywayne wrote:

You can copy the text and then you should have an option to "paste text only" or "paste special". I know I can right click and select that on my PC - I'm assuming Mac has something similar. Likely the iPad defaults to pasting text only, not including formatting.

happy sailor Loc: Ontario, Canada

On your iMac just highlight the area you want to send away, right click and choose Share and then mail. An email will open with the contents in the body and you just have to fill in the addressee, no copy and pasting to do at all.

This way there is no yellow around the text.

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

happy sailor wrote:

On your iMac just highlight the area you want to send away, right click and choose Share and then mail. An email will open with the contents in the body and you just have to fill in the addressee, no copy and pasting to do at all.

This way there is no yellow around the text.

Wow! That works too and less steps.

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tomcat

happy sailor wrote:

On your iMac just highlight the area you want to send away, right click and choose Share and then mail. An email will open with the contents in the body and you just have to fill in the addressee, no copy and pasting to do at all.

This way there is no yellow around the text.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, etc etc

I knew there had to be a way and this is by far the fastest way of all. I probably knew years ago that this option was there, but to be honest, I had forgotten all about it. I don't right click often enough to see what else is out there, lol..... See everyone, Macs do rule!!!

happy sailor Loc: Ontario, Canada

tomcat wrote:

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, etc etc

I knew there had to be a way and this is by far the fastest way of all. I probably knew years ago that this option was there, but to be honest, I had forgotten all about it. I don't right click often enough to see what else is out there, lol..... See everyone, Macs do rule!!!

Happy I could help!