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By default, Quick Look does not allow copy/paste when previewing a document. Here’s a quick fix. From a terminal enter the following:
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$ defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -boolean true;
$ killall Finder
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elvey commented Oct 12, 2015

Can work. HOWEVER: Users report this doesn't work on El Capitan, and sometimes breaks quicklook, requiring defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool FALSE or defaults delete com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection to fix it. YMMV...

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