How to copy and paste text

Copying and pasting text in documents or emails is really easy, and should be known by all computer users.

As an example, if you want to move copy text in an email, and have the same words, sentence or paragraph, there are two ways to do this, without having to retype the text.

Document, an example where you could copy and paste

When you copy the text you want to move, it’s placed onto something called the Clipboard. You can then past it to another location in the document.

When you move text to another location, the original text is not preserved. You might find this method useful when you want to rearrange the sentences and paragraphs in your document.

To copy text and paste it in another location

1. Select the text that you want to copy.
2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
3. Move the mouse cursor to the location where you want to insert the copied text.
4. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

OR

1. To move text to a different location
2. Select the text that you want to move.
3. Point to the text that you’ve selected, and then click and hold the left mouse button.
4. Drag the selected text to the place in your document that you want it to appear.

Quick Tip

To quickly copy text that you’ve selected, press CTRL+C. To paste it, press CTRL+V.

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