No longer able to copy text box

[Anonymous]

After the new update (May update), I realised text boxes can no longer be copied by pressing Crtl + C. Is this intentional or is it a bug?

Edit: I managed to copy them by pressing both right and left mouse button together on the text box to "hold" it, then press Crtl + C. This definitely looks like a bug to me

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately it looks like this bug was not fixed for the June release. Is there any word on when it will be addressed?

[bdmichael09]

I'm also having this issue now. I noticed that the second you push the Ctrl key, Power BI basically acts as if you clicked inside the text box and the curser will start flashing in the text box. Doesn't matter what you do (your work around doesn't seem to do anything for me).

[Anonymous]

@bdmichael09 - Which workaround doesn't work? did you try the accepted solution?

[bdmichael09]

@Anonymous I actually tried your accepted solution before I started searching forums to see if this is a wider issue, no dice. The second you push Ctrl on the keyboard, the cursor starts flashing in the text box as if you clicked inside the box. I also tried the solution in the edit to the original post where he said to use left and right click on the mouse simulataneously and then try to copy the box. At this point I'm resigned to this is a glitch with the update and just hope Microsoft gets around to fixing it quickly. 

[Anonymous]

I encountered the same problem. Regardless of where I click in the text box (edge or inside), the visual is not copied. I tried your trick of holding down both the right and left mouse button but that did not work for me.

Fortunately, I still have the April version installed on another machine I use and there are no problems copying text boxes there. I hope this is fixed in future versions though.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous - I am using the same version and it it working for me. One problem with text boxes is that if the cursor is blinking, Ctrl+C will perform a copy of the text (nothing) within the textbox. If you click one of the "visual sizers", and then click Ctrl+C, it should work.

Cheers,

Nathan