How to copy and paste an image in Firefox

While the use of the copy / paste function in Firefox to transfer Web images for Windows applications is relatively simple, copying the images online or the forum pages is a different matter. By default, Firefox disables the copy and paste function when trying to use the images on remote websites and place in web forms or forums. Mozilla disables the feature, because it is a potential privacy or security issue in some sites. However, if you want to copy and paste images from one site to another, manually editing the Firefox settings can help.

Steps to follow:

one

Close Firefox if it is active. If you use Firefox Quick LAunch, click on the Firefox icon in the taskbar, and then click "Exit" in the pop-up menu.

two

Click "Start, " type "% APPDATA% Mozilla Firefox Profiles" in the search box. Press the "Enter" key. Click on the profile folder that contains the word "default" in the search results pane. A new window opens and shows the contents of the profile folder.

3

Find the file "user.js" in the profile folder. Click on the name of the file. Then, click on "Edit" in the pop-up menu. Windows Notepad starts and shows the contents of the file.

4

Place the cursor below the last line of text in the profile file. Add the following lines of text to the file "user.js": user_pref ("capability.policy.policynames", "allowclipboard"); user_pref ("capability.policy.allowclipboard.sites", "//www.sitetoenablecopypaste.com"); user_pref ("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.cutcopy", "AllAccess"); user_pref ("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.paste", "AllAccess"); Change the "//www.sitetoenablecopypaste.com" variable in the second line of code to the name of a site that you want to enable the copy and paste functionality within Firefox. You must create an entry for each site where you want to paste the images.

5

Enter a code that adds websites after the "whitelist", or on sites where you can copy and paste images. For example, if you want to copy and paste images to a Windows Live and Yahoo Messenger account online, the code to allow access would look like this: user_pref ("capability.policy.policynames", "allowclipboard"); user_pref ("capability.policy.allowclipboard.sites", "//www.live.com", "//www.yahoo.com); user_pref (" capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.cutcopy ", " AllAccess ") ; user_pref ("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.paste", "AllAccess") Note that the entries "//www.live.com" and "//www.yahoo.com" have a space and comma to separate them .