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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Dr Ellingsworth on September 02, 2008, 01:07:24 PM
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I typed in a very long article in a forum and touched the wrong thing on the key board and "ZAP" it was gone. Is there a way to retrieve it? :'( I was so upset, I ate ice cream right out of the carton last night)
Thanks for any help you can give. I appreciate your answers
Dr Ellingsworth
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Chances are you did what I have done a few times - go to use shift for a cap letter but hit ctrl and that letter!!! Annoying huh!
Sometimes a back button hit will get you back to your reply box and the text - if not tho I suggest two options.
1) - after a chunk of text - select and place it on clipboard. repeat that process until the end - then even if submit fails you have your text.
2) - Even safer - keep notepad or your fave text editor handy and write in that then copy and paste - fill in for smilies if needed as last stage.
This approach will cut down on your ice cream consumption!! ;D
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If you use Firefox, this add-on will save you in the future: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1046
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press the Backspace button (only works if you have changed web pages by misstake). if the web browser is closed it wont work sorry.