How to Copy & Paste Moving Text
Moving text is often used for animations, such as a Flash site or animated GIF. If you're having problems copying moving text, you can capture it instead. A static image of the text is copied at the point it was captured. You can paste the text in an image editor or document. If you need to copy the text with its animated effect for a web page, you should save the animated text file instead.
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Instructions
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Capture Moving Text
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Open the page that contains the moving text you want to copy. Wait until the text is at the correct point you want to copy.
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Press the "Print Screen" button at the top-right area of your keyboard. A copy of the moving text and your entire screen is captured.
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Open a new or existing document where you want the text added.
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Click "Edit" and "Paste" from the menu or press "Ctrl" + "V" on your keyboard to paste the image onto your page. The captured screen is added to your page.
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Click on the image in a Microsoft application, such as Word, PowerPoint or Outlook. To remove any unwanted areas, select the "Crop" tool from the "Format" tab (Office 2010 or 2007) or "Picture" toolbar (Office 2003 and lower). Use your mouse to pull in any areas you want to remove.
In an image editor such as Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro or Fireworks, pick the "Crop" tool from the tools palette to remove unwanted areas. Select the text area you want to retain. Press "Enter" or double-click inside the selection to complete the crop.
Copy Animated Text
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Open the web page that contains the moving text you want to copy.
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Right-click on the text and select "Copy" or "Copy Image."
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Open a new or existing document where you want the text pasted. Select "Edit" and "Paste" from the menu or press "Ctrl" + "V" on your keyboard to paste the text.
Save Moving Text
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Open the web page that contains the moving text you want to copy.
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Right-click on the text and select "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As" from the pop-up list. A "Save Image" or "Save Picture" dialog box appears. Go to the folder where you want the image saved and click the "Save" button.
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Start your favorite text editor, such as Notepad, TextPad or WordPad. Select "File" and "Open" from the menu and change "Files of type" to "All Files" in the "Open" dialog box. Find and double-click the HTML file where the animated text will appear.
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Type in the following where you want the moving text to go, but replace "movingtext.gif" with your animation's filename:
<img src="movingtext.gif" />
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Click "File" and "Save" in the menu to save the updated HTML file.
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