Support Article
Unable to copy a value from read only field
SA-31349
Summary
User is unable to copy a value from read only text field on Verification portal.
When trying to paste it either pastes previous content or empty value. At times the paste takes more then 10 seconds to display the value. The behavior is inconsistent.
Error Messages
Not Applicable
Steps to Reproduce
1. Open Internet Explorer browser.
2. Copy the ID number from the application.
3. Paste it in Word Document
Note: Pasting takes a lot of time.
Root Cause
Reported issue is not related to PRPC as this is a feature of Word Document. This happens specifically when copied from Internet Explorer browser.
Resolution
Here’s the explanation for the reported behavior:
As said that the reported issue is not related to PRPC as this is a feature of Word Document. However user tried changing some settings in Word Document and comparatively copying from Internet Explorer and pasting speed has improved. One must change the below values to "Keep Text Only"in Word Document.
Open Word Document > File > Options > Advance.
Refer the below link for more details:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Control-the-formatting-when-you-paste-text-20156a41-520e-48a6-8680-fb9ce15bf3d6#bm2
Published December 17, 2016 - Updated October 8, 2020
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