# Suggestion: copyable text in Properties dialog

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copyable-text-in-properties-dialog/44133
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [January 7, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copyable-text-in-properties-dialog/44133 "2019-01-07T16:00:10Z")
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### Author: ![xRussianBeautyx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/58f4c7/32.png) [@xRussianBeautyx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xRussianBeautyx)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copyable-text-in-properties-dialog/44133/1 "2019-01-07T16:00:10Z")

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Just a suggestion that may bring convenience for some people,

In the "right click on file \> Properties…" dialog, the texts might be made copyable.

A technical solution could be to change the Labels to TextBoxes tweaked to look the same, see this answer on Stack Overflow:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7748137/is-it-possible-to-select-text-on-a-windows-form-label/7748496#7748496>

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copyable-text-in-properties-dialog/44133/2 "2019-01-07T16:09:32Z")

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I find the information that can be copied in the extended tags dialogue - which also shows all the fields and not just some of them.  
The read-onl information is missing, admittedly, but where should paste it after copying?  
You can always create a report that exports all the data that you find in the properties dialogue to a text file.  
So I wonder where the feature would add convenience (no criticism, just curiosity).

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### Author: ![xRussianBeautyx](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/58f4c7/32.png) [@xRussianBeautyx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xRussianBeautyx)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copyable-text-in-properties-dialog/44133/3 "2019-01-07T16:21:49Z")

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Indeed, that's why I specified "_may_… for _some_ people".

It really depends on everyone's workflow. But for example, it could be a convenient way to copy the directory path.

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copyable-text-in-properties-dialog/44133/4 "2019-01-07T16:26:46Z")

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> [@xRussianBeautyx](#):
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> it could be a convenient way to copy the directory path.

If you need to open the folder of a specific file and you also need to open the context menu to open the properties dialogue, you could use a previously created tool that opens an explorer window in the path of the file... very convenient.