▷ How to copy and paste with the keyboard [solutions]?

The art of duplicating

Copy and paste shortcuts

Copy and paste is a basic function that every user must know to be efficient and agile. The issue is that it depends a lot on the environment in which we are working. A web in html code is not the same as a word in docx format.

Still, the power to copy and paste doesn't work just over text. We can use it on words, images and many other things, such as shapes and text boxes (the squares that include the text).

Here we are going to give you a simple and quick guide on how to get the most out of this functionality. The examples that we will show you will be mainly about the Word application.

How to copy and paste in Windows

The main methodology for copy and paste in Windows is to use the shortcut / key combination Ctrl + C (copy) and then Ctrl + V (paste). The grace of this is not only to copy and paste text in the same document or application. You can also copy something from one website, for example, and paste it into another.

The limitations of how you use this tool are set by you, since we can interact with most things on the network and on our computer.

Buttons needed to copy and paste

With the first command, you will copy everything selected; with the second, you will paste what you have saved.

As we mentioned above, you will copy the selected, so you will have to choose what you want to duplicate. The method is simple:

If it is text, drag the mouse over the words you want to copy and leave it pressed from where you want to copy to where you no longer want.

selected text

If it is an object (image, shape, list…) you can possibly click it directly with the mouse.

selected image

selected object

You can also select separate objects if, after selecting one, you press Ctrl and select the next one. That way you won't lose the first selection.

multiple choice

Another method that you can use to copy and paste is to go the traditional way, that is, after choosing what you want to duplicate, right-click. In most applications and websites , a menu of options will be displayed and you can select 'copy' and then 'paste'.

Other commands that may be useful to you are Cut and Undo.

Cut (Ctrl + X) is used to copy a text, image or another, and then delete the source content. Then, we can also use Ctrl + V to paste what we have cut. If we cannot delete something (for example, we are on a foreign website) , the function will only copy the content. Undo (Ctrl + Z) is the salvation of many users. It serves to 'go back' and, as the name says, undo the actions done. It works in most applications and even in places where there is no text such as Windows File Explorer . If you accidentally deleted a file, you can undo the action and get it back quickly.

Copy and paste on MacOS

This standard of shortcuts has become so popular, that it is already universal for practically all operating systems there are and there are.

Here we will see it easily since the difference between MacOS and Windows is minimal. Only, instead of pressing the Ctrl button, we will have to use the combination of Command + C and Command + V.

Copy and paste on the MacOS keyboard

The methodology is identical, that is, we will have to select the desired text or object and copy and paste the content wherever we want. It does not have to be the same font, since we can take text from one website and paste it into another.

For example, a frequent use is to copy the email and paste it in the boxes that ask you to 'write the email again'.

As in Windows , we will have the option of also using the Command + X shortcuts to cut and Command + Z to undo actions.

How to use this tool?

The power of copy and paste is a very powerful ability. If you already knew it, you will know what we are talking about, but if not, you must know how to use it wisely.

Copy and paste text, objects, images and more to be more efficient and faster, but remember not to use it for anything else. Sometimes we can see people use this tool to copy and plagiarize works, something that is unacceptable (Wikipedia knows it well).

Copy and paste is a tool that can make you much more efficient, however, some people fall back on using it to save more work than they should.

Anyway, after this little speech, we hope that the tutorial has helped you. The action of copying and pasting is somewhat simple, but the more you master, the better.

And you, what other shortcuts do you know? Could you live without the copy and paste commands?

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