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how to convert email into a calendar entry

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In the past i had a drop down entry similar to the "move to" functions which allowed me to copy the text of an email to a calendar entry. It seems to have disappeared?

In the past i had a drop down entry similar to the "move to" functions which allowed me to copy the text of an email to a calendar entry. It seems to have disappeared?

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Yes, but right click brings up a "menu bar, mail tool bar, customize field" menu on wintel . does not present a convert option. see image. the problem is with TB 24.81 Lightning 2.6.6 and with TB38.1 and Lightning 4.01

I just discovered my problem. I had been using the Message drop down menu while I needed to right click when the cursor is in the open message field. It is in that instance when I see the "convert to" option. On my Mac the same thing was true, here the "convert to" menu is activated by a two finger push on the mouse pad when the cursor

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I have right click "Convert to >" as a menu item.

On the toolbar then  Add-ons

Check in extensions that Lightning is actually installed and active.

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krausems said

In the past i had a drop down entry similar to the "move to" functions which allowed me to copy the text of an email to a calendar entry. It seems to have disappeared?

Lightning is installed & calendar is functional. Attached is a screen shot of the "Messages" drop down menu. There is no convert to present. Same problem in both Wintel and OSX10.10.3

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Did you try right-click as suggested?

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Yes, but right click brings up a "menu bar, mail tool bar, customize field" menu on wintel . does not present a convert option. see image. the problem is with TB 24.81 Lightning 2.6.6 and with TB38.1 and Lightning 4.01

I just discovered my problem. I had been using the Message drop down menu while I needed to right click when the cursor is in the open message field. It is in that instance when I see the "convert to" option. On my Mac the same thing was true, here the "convert to" menu is activated by a two finger push on the mouse pad when the cursor