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To reactivate text drag and drop for that app, type the following into a Terminal
window, again replacing the app name; the following reenables text drag and
drop in Safari:
DEFAULTS DELETE -APP SAFARI NSDRAGANDDROPTEXTDELAY
Tip 217
Quickly Upload Files Using Safari
If you're uploading a file to a website in Safari, you might see a button that
—when clicked—opens a file-browsing dialog box in which you can choose
the file. To save a little time, you can usually just drag and drop the file from
the desktop or a Finder window onto the button, saving the need to use the
file browser. Click it to begin the upload procedure.
Tip 218
Map an Address You've Been Sent
If you come across a contact address in a document in any of your Mac's
built-in applications or come across one in a web page, simply highlight the
whole thing and right-click the selection. Then click Show Address in Google
Maps. As you might guess, this will perform an instant lookup of the address
using Google Maps.
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If you see an address in a mail message, hovering the mouse over it should
reveal an arrow icon that, when clicked, will show a menu offering a Show
Address in Google Maps option.
In both cases, the addresses will have to be full and not abbreviated or
shortened—something like “1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014” will work
fine, but OS X will fail to recognize something like “1 Infinite Loop, 95014”
as an address.
