copying an image

[Richmond]

On 05/05/14 20:35, larry at significantplanet.org wrote:
> Thanks Jacquelin,
>
> I'm still in coding "kindergarten" and need everything spelled out!
>
> Not until you mentioned that the ability to paste elsewhere would depend on the receiving app's ability, did I even think about that.  I just go around assuming that everything is supposed to work "right."  So "copy img 1" works fine and I can paste into Microsoft Word with no problem.  However, my email program, Outlook Express, (also from Microsoft) will not recognize the img being on the clipboard.  I had been using Outlook Express to test the pasting, not even thinking that it lacks the ability.  And that is the eternal question:  "Why would Microsoft program Word with the ability to paste the copy, but not program their email app, Outlook Express, to also paste the copy?"
>
> A person could go crazy trying to answer that question, so I won't bother. (and anyway, a lot of people think I'm already half-way there!)
>
> Thanks again for helping me figure out what was going on!!
> Larry
>
>

There is a school of thought that Microsoft products are best avoided.

One of the (many) criticisms levelled against them is that they are 
inconsistent: something you
have just discovered.

I cannot recommend enough Thunderbird (email client):

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

Richmond.