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How to copy and paste text or image from one location to another on PC and Mac?

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S. Barnes

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S. Barnes, Chauffeur, Graduate, Seattle

Answered Dec 04, 2020

To copy and paste text, image, or any other file on your PC or Mac is not a big deal. You can copy and paste text in a document file or copy from a browser or any other possible place.

The first thing to do when you want to copy a text from any location is to first select the text. You can simply select our text by dragging your mouse over the text you want to copy from the beginning to the end of your text. Sometimes, you can right-click on the selected text, and you will see an option to copy, then click on it.

Go to the location you want to paste and also right-click, and click on the option to paste. This can be applicable for all files. But the shortcut to copy on PC is “ctrl + c,” and paste with “ctrl + v,” while the shortcut key on your keyboard to copy and paste on your Mac is “cmd + c” and “cmd + v,” respectively.

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M. Porter

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M. Porter, Senior Executive, Master of Art, San Jose

Answered Oct 22, 2020

Copying and pasting text or images are easy ways to transfer information from one application to another. It eliminates the steps of having to type something all over or having to save an image and then uploading it into the program. Depending on if you are on a Windows or Mac device, the shortcut needed to copy and paste will differ.

If you are on Windows, you would highlight the text or image you wish to copy and then press CTRL + C. From there, you can paste it using CTRL + V into the program. On a Mac, you would press CMD + C to copy and then CMD +P to paste.

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R. Barnes

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R. Barnes, Professional Gamer, Graduation, Oakland

Answered Sep 08, 2020

To copy and paste text on PC or Mac, you need to highlight the text you want to copy; you can either use the short cut key Ctrl+P on PC or Cmd+C on Mac to copy; you can also right-click on the highlighted part and copy.

Move your cursor to your desired place to paste. Press Ctrl+V on PC or Cmd+V on mac to paste or you right-click on the desired area and click paste.

The same method is used to copy and paste images, highlight the desired part of the picture you want to copy, press the shortcut buttons or right-click, and click on copy. Go to the desired place to past your image, use the shortcut buttons or right-click and click on paste.

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E. Jonathan

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E. Jonathan, Content Team Lead, Degree in Literature, Los Angeles, California

Answered Aug 25, 2020

If you would like to copy the text or the image that you want from another program, you first need to highlight the text or the image.

* Make sure to right-click on your mouse so that you can press on Copy.

* You can also do a shortcut combo of CTRL+C when you are trying to copy from a Windows PC and CMD+C if you are copying from a MAC so that you can copy the text successfully.

* Then you would need to open the document wherein you would like to paste the image or the text.

* You can do the same when you are copying the image from one document to another.

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C. Lucan

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C. Lucan, Copywriter, Literature Major, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Answered Aug 20, 2020

In most cases, we copy and paste text when we are using a word document. However, either word software or not, these steps can help to copy text from any part of your PC or Mac to another.

• First of all, highlight the text that you want to copy by holding down the left click of your mouse and dragging over the portion.

• The next thing to do is to simply use the shortcut keys Ctrl + C for PC, and Cmd + C for Mac.

• After you must have a copy, the next thing you will do is to move your cursor to where you want to paste it.

• Then use the shortcut Ctrl + V for PC, and Cmd + V for Mac to paste your text.
When it comes to image:

• Click on the image and use the shortcut Ctrl + C for PC or Cmd + C for Mac to copy the image. Another method is to right-click on the image and click the copy option.

• Open the folder or space you want to paste your image.

• Use the shortcut Ctrl + V for PC and Cmd + V to paste your image. Another way is to the right click on the place you want to paste your image and click on paste.

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