How to Copy Protected Text on a Website ?
Since the start, having the web was because of the need to share information freely.
Throughout the long term website designers have thought of a few different ways to 'disable' duplicating of data from sites. Yet, on the off chance that you know what you are doing and where to look no such obstructions can forestall getting what you need.
The most well-known way sites use to debilitate duplicating and right snap includes utilization of JavaScript, though others utilize basic styling properties to cripple text determination.
Below are some of the ways you can copy content from a website with disabled text selection and right clicking.
1. Enable Reader Mode
- Chrome Users
If you are a Chrome user just copy "chrome://flags" to address bar and press Enter. Scroll down, then Enable Reader Mode. Now select "Enabled", then your browser will restart.
If you want to copy and paste, open Chrome menu and select "Toggle reader mode". Now you wish to view pages normally again, Click to toggle it again.
- Firefox Users
If you are using the latest version of Firefox Browser, Press F9 to enable the Reader View. Now select and copy text.
2. Copy From Website Source Code
Websites are written in hypertext markup language (HTML). This code can be viewed by right clicking on the website if not disabled and selecting "View source".
For beginners, this will be confusing and overwhelming and you might require basic HTML skills.
However, if the website has disabled right click simply put below on your browser followed by the website/page URL.
Also, you can use Chrome keyboard shortcut to quickly view source. (Ctrl + U)
3. Copy from Inspect Element
If the website is right click enabled but you can’t select the text, simply right click on the text and choose "Inspect element". A small window will open with the web page source codes.
The only task will be to find the text within the codes mostly held by "<p> </p>" code which you can comfortably copy. I know it’s confusing but check out below, to help you understand
4. Print website to PDF
You can easily save that web page into PDF, Which you can then copy the content you require.
You can use Chrome keyboard shortcut to quickly print to PDF. (Ctrl + P)
5. Take a screenshot of the content
This is particularly useful with images where you can take a screenshot of the image/s from the restricted website and save it on your computer.
In addition, using OCR. i.e "Optical Character Recognition" technology one can extract all visible text as editable text and copy the text.
Conclusion
With the assistance of the above techniques, you can circumvent the problem of sites blocking their written content. It puts barriers in the way of those who would view or use your content in ways that are only beneficial to you, without really stopping those who are determined to steal it anyway.
So those are the "5 Easy Ways To Copy Protected Text From Website" - I believe you have found them as reminder and helpful.
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Author: Anuhas Dissanayake
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