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Do you need to copy text, images, or files from one place to another? Being able to copy and paste is not only useful, but a serious timesaver! The process to copy and paste on different platforms is different, but it's always easy and takes just a few seconds to do. This wikiHow article will teach you how to copy and paste in Windows, on a Mac, and on your Android, iPhone, or iPad. Select what you want to copy: • Text: To select text, click and drag the cursor until the text you want to copy is highlighted, then release the click. • Files: Select the file on your computer that you want to copy and paste, or you can select multiple files by holding down Ctrl to select multiple files. • Images: In most Windows applications, you can select the picture you want to copy by clicking on it once. Select what you want to copy: • Text: To select text, click and drag the cursor until the text you want to • Files: Select the file on your computer that you want to copy and paste, or you can select multiple files by holding down ⌘ to select a group of files. • Images: In most Mac applications, you can select the picture you want to copy by clicking on it once. Select what you want to copy: • Text: To select text, tap in the text and drag a control point over the text you to copy, want until the text you want to copy and paste is highlighted, then release the click. You can also tap and release a single word to select it automatically. • Pictures: Long tap the picture until a menu app...

Copy and Paste Items Without a Mouse or Trackpad To begin, RELATED: How to Use File Explorer Without a Mouse on Windows 10 Select the content you want to copy. You can do this using the Arrow keys on your keyboard. To select a string of text, hold down the Shift key and then use the Arrow keys to highlight your text. If you’d like to Tip: If you’d like to copy content and remove it from its original location, then Now access the location where you want to paste your content. If you want to paste text, make sure to access a text field. (You may need to use the Tab key to move between fields if you can’t use a mouse). Similarly, to paste your files or folders, access a folder.

We're not talking about adhesives here: the paste of interest here came to be as an alteration of the word baste, which means "to beat severely or soundly." (This baste is unrelated to the two distinct baste homographs that mean "to sew with long stitches" and "to moisten while cooking.") The exact origin of baste is uncertain, but it probably comes from the Old Norse word beysta, meaning "to bruise, thrash, or flog." Baste was first seen in the 16th century, but paste didn't turn up in print until the mid-19th century, and it only recently acquired its "defeat" sense. Baste is now less popular than paste, though its relative lambaste ("to beat" or "to censure") is prevalent. Noun The powder is then made into a paste, which can be applied to hair or a beard as a natural dye. — Manal Aman, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2023 The Esaan version of papaya salad is bolder, fueled with both fish sauce and anchovy paste that the chef makes at home and ferments for a year. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023 Don’t forget a toothbrush and paste to brush up after a long night in flight. — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023 Add squash, water, a pinch of salt, sugar, coconut milk, shrimp paste, if using, and fish sauce. — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2023 Its base is chintextle, a Oaxacan smoked chile paste blended with (among many ingredients) avocado leaves, shrimp heads and lots of garlic. — Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023 It also wa...

Benj Edwards Former Associate Editor Benj Edwards is a former Associate Editor for How-To Geek. Now, he is an AI and Machine Learning Reporter for Ars Technica. For over 15 years, he has written about technology and tech history for sites such as The Atlantic, Fast Company, PCMag, PCWorld, Macworld, Ars Technica, and Wired. In 2005, he created Vintage Computing and Gaming, a blog devoted to tech history. He also created The Culture of Tech podcast and regularly contributes to the Retronauts retrogaming podcast. Justin Duino Reviews Director Justin Duino is the Reviews Director at How-To Geek (and LifeSavvy Media as a whole). He has spent the last decade writing about Android, smartphones, and other mobile technology. In addition to his written work, he has also been a regular guest commentator on CBS News and BBC World News and Radio to discuss current events in the technology industry. Table of Contents When you copy or cut something (such as a block of text, an image, or a link), Windows temporarily stores the data in a special memory location called the Clipboard. Think of it as a temporary holding pen. When you Paste the information you copied, Windows retrieves the contents of the Clipboard and puts it where you want it to go. Typically, the contents of the Clipboard reset when you restart your PC, although it is possible to In Windows, you can even RELATED: How to Enable and Use Clipboard History on Windows 10 When you copy something, Windows makes a copy of the inf...

Do you need to copy and paste text using only your keyboard? If you don't have a mouse, you can easily use keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste using your laptop, computer, or mobile device. For Windows and Linux, you'll need to primarily use the "CTRL" key while on Mac, you'll need to use the "CMD" key. This wikiHow will show you how to paste copied text using a keyboard on your Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone, or Android device. Select the text that you’d like to copy. Using your mouse, highlight words, chunks of text, or images. Place your mouse in front of the item, left click, and drag your mouse across the item as you hold down with your finger. You’ll know your item has been highlighted when it shows up as blue or black on the screen. X Research source • If you don't have a mouse, you can press CTRL + A to select all the text on the page. Then, hold down Shift and use the Up or Down arrow on your keyboard to select or deselect text, starting from the bottom. • Copying the item will copy it to your clipboard, but leave the text in place in the original document. • Cutting the item will copy it to your clipboard and erase it from the original document. Press Ctrl+ C on your keyboard. The CTRL button will be down near the spacebar on the right or left side (most keyboards have 2 of them). Press both buttons at the exact same time to copy your item. Your computer won’t tell you when it’s been copied, but it will store the information to your clipboard. • Your clipbo...

By default when you copy (or cut) and paste in Excel, everything in the source cell or range—data, formatting, formulas, validation, comments—is pasted to the destination cell(s). This is what happens when you press CTRL+V to paste. Since that might not be what you want, you have many other paste options, depending on what you copy. For example, you might want to paste the contents of a cell, but not its formatting. Or maybe you want to transpose the pasted data from rows to columns. Or, you might need to paste the result of a formula instead of the formula itself. Paste menu options (on the ribbon) Select Home, select the clipboard icon ( Paste) and pick the specific paste option you want. For example, to paste only formatting from the copied cell, select Formatting . This table shows the options available in the Paste menu: Icon Option name What is pasted Paste All cell contents. Keep Source Column Widths Copied cell content along with its column width. Transpose Reorients the content of copied cells when pasting. Data in rows is pasted into columns and vice versa. Formulas Formula(s), without formatting or comments. Values Formula results, without formatting or comments. Formatting Only the formatting from the copied cells. Values & Source Formatting Values and formatting from copied cells. Paste Link Reference to the source cells instead of the copied cell contents. Picture Copied image. Linked Picture Copied image with a link to the original cells (if you make any cha...

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Copy and Paste Items Without a Mouse or Trackpad To begin, RELATED: How to Use File Explorer Without a Mouse on Windows 10 Select the content you want to copy. You can do this using the Arrow keys on your keyboard. To select a string of text, hold down the Shift key and then use the Arrow keys to highlight your text. If you’d like to Tip: If you’d like to copy content and remove it from its original location, then Now access the location where you want to paste your content. If you want to paste text, make sure to access a text field. (You may need to use the Tab key to move between fields if you can’t use a mouse). Similarly, to paste your files or folders, access a folder.

Benj Edwards Former Associate Editor Benj Edwards is a former Associate Editor for How-To Geek. Now, he is an AI and Machine Learning Reporter for Ars Technica. For over 15 years, he has written about technology and tech history for sites such as The Atlantic, Fast Company, PCMag, PCWorld, Macworld, Ars Technica, and Wired. In 2005, he created Vintage Computing and Gaming, a blog devoted to tech history. He also created The Culture of Tech podcast and regularly contributes to the Retronauts retrogaming podcast. Justin Duino Reviews Director Justin Duino is the Reviews Director at How-To Geek (and LifeSavvy Media as a whole). He has spent the last decade writing about Android, smartphones, and other mobile technology. In addition to his written work, he has also been a regular guest commentator on CBS News and BBC World News and Radio to discuss current events in the technology industry. Table of Contents When you copy or cut something (such as a block of text, an image, or a link), Windows temporarily stores the data in a special memory location called the Clipboard. Think of it as a temporary holding pen. When you Paste the information you copied, Windows retrieves the contents of the Clipboard and puts it where you want it to go. Typically, the contents of the Clipboard reset when you restart your PC, although it is possible to In Windows, you can even RELATED: How to Enable and Use Clipboard History on Windows 10 When you copy something, Windows makes a copy of the inf...

Do you need to copy and paste text using only your keyboard? If you don't have a mouse, you can easily use keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste using your laptop, computer, or mobile device. For Windows and Linux, you'll need to primarily use the "CTRL" key while on Mac, you'll need to use the "CMD" key. This wikiHow will show you how to paste copied text using a keyboard on your Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone, or Android device. Select the text that you’d like to copy. Using your mouse, highlight words, chunks of text, or images. Place your mouse in front of the item, left click, and drag your mouse across the item as you hold down with your finger. You’ll know your item has been highlighted when it shows up as blue or black on the screen. X Research source • If you don't have a mouse, you can press CTRL + A to select all the text on the page. Then, hold down Shift and use the Up or Down arrow on your keyboard to select or deselect text, starting from the bottom. • Copying the item will copy it to your clipboard, but leave the text in place in the original document. • Cutting the item will copy it to your clipboard and erase it from the original document. Press Ctrl+ C on your keyboard. The CTRL button will be down near the spacebar on the right or left side (most keyboards have 2 of them). Press both buttons at the exact same time to copy your item. Your computer won’t tell you when it’s been copied, but it will store the information to your clipboard. • Your clipbo...