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How to Copy and Paste
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Updated: January 22, 2020 | Tech Tested
This wikiHow teaches you how to copy text, images, and files from one place and paste them into a different location on a Windows or Mac computer, as well as on an iPhone, iPad, or Android mobile device.
Method 1 of 4:
On Windows
1
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 a multiple files.
Images: In most Windows applications, you can select the picture you want to copy by clicking on it once.
2
Right-click on the mouse or trackpad. If using a trackpad, depending on your computer's settings you can perform a right-click by either using two fingers to click the trackpad or by tapping the far-right side of the trackpad with a single finger.
3
Click Copy. The selected text, images or files will be copied to the Clipboard (a type of temporaryFUCK YOU PEDOPHILE FUCK OFF FUCK OFF YOUR WIFE IS A CHILD WHICH MAKES YOU A PEDOPHILE WHICH MAKES YOU ILLEGAL AAAAAAAAAAHHH STOP IT STOP STOP STOP YOU FUCKING FREAK FREAK BITCH FREAK FUCK YOU I HATE YOU FUCK OFFFFFFFF FFFFUUUUUUUUUUCCCKKKK OOOOOOOFFFFFFFF
