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The Cut, Copy, and Paste toolbar buttons do not work in Firefox 24 and higher

Troubleshooting


Problem

If you are using Firefox 24 or higher as your browser, the Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons do not work in rich text fields such as the Long Description field.

Cause

The Cut, Copy, and Paste toolbar buttons do not work in Firefox 24 and higher due to browser-imposed security constraints.

Resolving The Problem

Use the keyboard shortcuts to cut, copy, and paste text in rich text fields. To cut text, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+x. To copy text, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+c. To copy text, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+v.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSLKT6","label":"IBM Maximo Asset Management"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"Not Applicable","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"Version Independent","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21691278