One of the most frustrating experiences any Windows user can have is to compose a lengthy comment in a Web-based form, only to click Send, have the server reject the submission, and lose all that effort. Here’s a tip that can save at least some of the pain. Before you click Send, click in the window containing your composed text. Press Ctrl+A to select your entire submission (if this keyboard shortcut doesn’t work, use the mouse to select all the text first) and then press Ctrl+C to copy the selection to the Clipboard. Now click Send.
If your submission fails, you can go back to the page and try again, pasting in the saved Clipboard contents instead of re-creating the post from scratch. Remember not to use the Clipboard for anything else or you’ll wipe out your saved work!
If you use Web-based forms regularly, you can avoid the risk of losing your work by composing entries in a text editor such as Notepad. After your entry is complete, use the Clipboard to copy and paste it to the form for sending.
Ed Bott 
Ed:
Do you know about Clipmate? It’s a terrific utility for enhancing the Clipboard. I wouldn’t be without it.
Ivan, I use ClipMate and love it! I was going to write about it later this week. I thought about mentioning it here but decided not to…
I’ve used the Crtl+A for years and it is a great techniquie. But not without its flaws. Windows has some type of feature that affiliates what is in the “Copy” memory with the application that is running. Occasionally, when the program crashes, the “Copy” text is lost. For really important/long messages I will copy and paste to a notepad window.
I’ll have to check out ClipMate. Thanks for the tip.