# Why Can't I Highlight Text Anymore?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-highlight-text-anymore/817043>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 30, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-highlight-text-anymore/817043 "2018-06-30T13:47:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-highlight-text-anymore/817043/1 "2018-06-30T13:47:22Z")

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When I try to respond to a posting and want to just quote a bit of it, I’m unable to highlight the parts I want to delete. Is anyone else having this problem, and if so, what is the solution? Thanks all.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-highlight-text-anymore/817043/2 "2018-06-30T13:56:45Z")

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[Can’t highlight text in Chrome? Read this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=857192)

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**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-highlight-text-anymore/817043/3 "2018-06-30T17:06:47Z")

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That worked! Thanks.