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COPYING TEXT

By John Smith posted July 30, 2015

How to copy and paste text on a desktop or laptop computer

Highlight  (hold left button on mouse and drag over text) the text you want to copy. For example, you could highlight a word, one line, a paragraph, or all of the text in the document. Once highlighted, do any of the steps below.

Click Edit from the top file menu in the program and then click Copy or Right-click the selected text and select Copy.

Or Highlight the text and use the shortcut key Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert on a PC or Cmd + C on an Apple Mac.

PASTE TEXT

Once the above steps have been completed, the text is moved into a temporary area known as the clipboard. To paste that text move the cursor to where you want to paste and do any of the steps below.

Click Edit from the top file menu in the program and then click Paste
or Right-click and select Paste.

Or Press the shortcut key Ctrl + V on a PC or Cmd + V on an Apple Mac.

COPY AND PASTE IN EMAILS

Highlight (hold left button on mouse and drag over text) the text you want to copy. For example, you could highlight a word, one line, a paragraph, or all of the text in the document. Once highlighted, do any of the steps below.


Click Edit from the top file menu in the program and then click Copy or Right-click the selected text and select Copy.


Or Highlight the text and use the shortcut key Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert on a PC or Cmd + C on an Apple Mac.


PASTE TEXT

Once the above steps have been completed, the text is moved into a temporary area known as the clipboard. To paste that text move the cursor to where you want to paste and do any of the steps below.


Click Edit from the top file menu in the program and then click Paste

or Right-click and select Paste.


Or Press the shortcut key Ctrl + V on a PC or Cmd + V on an Apple Mac.