How to Cut, Copy, and Paste on a Mac – Guide
Copy and paste are two of the most common ways to move text, images, and other objects between different parts of a document. On a Mac or MacBook, the keyboard shortcuts for this are different than on other devices. To copy or paste text, use the Command (Command-C) key and the left mouse button. To copy or paste images, use the Command (Command-V) key and the right mouse button.
To cut and paste on a Mac, you need to press the Command key. This is located next to the spacebar.
How to Copy, cut or paste text
- Copy the text.
- Cut and paste the text into a new paragraph.
- Make sure to use a clear, concise sentence structure.
To cut text, highlight the text you want to cut and then click and hold on the content you want to cut. ..
Copy the text below.
To copy the text in a column, use the following format: To copy the text in a row, use the following format:
Command+C will copy the text of the current line, and paste it into the clipboard.
Copy the text below and paste it into a new document.
- Use the “cut” button on your keyboard.
- Select and copy the text you want to cut, then paste it into a text editor or word processor.
- Use a web search engine to find a website that offers online cut and paste tools. ..
Command+X will open a new window that contains the contents of the clipboard.
From the menu bar, select Edit > Cut.
- Type the text you want to paste into the text box.
- Click on the Edit button in the bottom right corner of the text box.
- Click on the Paste button in the top left corner of the text box.
To paste text from a web page into your document, press Command+V. ..
From the menu bar, select Edit > Paste.
Keyboard shortcuts that help copy and paste
To quickly copy text, press “Ctrl+C” (Windows) or “Command+C” (Mac). To quickly paste text, press “Ctrl+V” (Windows) or “Command+V” (Mac). ..
Command+A (select all). This keyboard shortcut selects all text or items in the current view, based on your selection or cursor position. The Select All command is useful when you need to copy an entire document. ..
Command+Z (Undo) and use it to undo the last action.
How to Cut, copy or paste an image
If you can select content by dragging your cursor over it, you can copy it. This technique is useful for copying hard-to-select objects such as images on websites. To copy an image from a web page, hover over the image you want to copy, Control-press, select the image and select Copy Image from the context menu. ..
The image is now on your clipboard and you can paste it using the steps provided in the previous section into any field that accepts images. The process is the same in a document, although in documents you can cut and copy images. You can also copy an image’s URL by hovering over the image, pressing Control, and selecting Copy Image Address from the context menu.
How to Cut, copy and paste files and folders
Open Finder.
Click on the three lines in the top left corner of the Finder window.
Type Duplicate in the text field and click on the Duplicate button.
The Duplicate dialog will appear, as shown in Figure 1.
In the Duplicate dialog, select a file to duplicate from the list of files that appears on the left side of the dialog (Figure 2).
Click on Duplicate to create a new copy of that file with all its contents intact (Figure 3).
To remove a file from duplicated copies, select it from the list of files on the left side of the Duplicate dialog and click on Remove (Figure 4).
Documents
Pictures
Videos
Downloads
Settings
Preferences
Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the selection to the right.
Final note
This guide will show you how to cut, copy, and paste on a Mac. If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask us. Additionally, please share this guide with your friends so they can learn too! ..
