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HTML
<p>Here is some text for you to try to copy</p>
<div></div>
<button id="on">Turn on contenteditable</button>
<button id="off">Turn off</button>
CSS
div { width: 50%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #F00; }
div[contenteditable] { border-color: #0F0; }
JavaScript
$('on').addEvent('click', function () {
$$('div').setProperty('contenteditable', true);
});
$('off').addEvent('click', function () {
$$('div').removeProperty('contenteditable');
});