Copy On Mac Keyboard

Anyone who has had to type up huge chunks of text will agree that the copy and paste functions are probably two of the best things ever invented. And it’s not only good for editing lengthy lines of text, it’s also quite handy for people who have trouble remembering complex combinations like PIN codes, serial numbers and the like. It’s such a frequently used function that one of the first things new Mac users ask our Mac Experts is how to use this function.

How to Copy and Paste on a Mac Using a Keyboard Shortcut

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If you’ve been a long-time Windows user and have just recently started using a Mac, pressing CTRL + C and CTRL + V for copy and paste respectively is already thoroughly ingrained — so much so that you probably tried using the same key combinations on your Mac until you realized the CTRL key has been replaced with a key labeled “control.”

Don’t panic. While the Control key doesn’t have the same function on Macs as it does on Windows, there’s an equally quick way to perform copy and paste on a Mac and that is by pressing Command + C (⌘ + C) and Command + V (⌘ + V).

If you don’t want to be bothered with constantly pausing and reminding your fingers to use Command instead of the Control key, or if you want to use a Windows-based keyboard that doesn’t have a Command key to begin with, you can remap your Mac keys so that you can assign a different key for performing copy and paste on your Mac.

Keys On Keyboard To Copy

To remap your Mac keys:

  1. Go to the Apple Menu
  2. Open “System Preferences”
  3. Click on “Keyboard”
  4. Select “Shortcuts”
  5. Click on “Modifier Keys”
  6. Go to the “Command” field
  7. Click on the drop-down menu
  8. Select “Control”
  9. Click “OK”

Please note that while remapping your Mac keys this way will apply the changes to the whole system, there are certain applications where it may not work. To ensure that your preferred keyboard shortcut for copy and paste on your Mac will also work on your frequently used applications:

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  1. Go to the Apple Menu
  2. Open “System Preferences”
  3. Click on “Keyboard”
  4. Select “Shortcuts”
  5. Select “App Shortcuts”
  6. Click the “Add” button (the one with the + sign)
  7. Select the app or apps for which you want your preferred keyboard shortcuts to be used.
    • If you can’t find your favorite application on the list, click “Other” then use the “Open” dialog box to search for it.
    • If you want your preferred shortcut for copy and paste to apply to all applications, just click on “All Applications.”
  8. In the “Menu Title,” type in the command for which you want your shortcut to work (for example, type “Copy” if you want to assign a keyboard shortcut for copying and “Paste” if you want a keyboard shortcut for pasting things). Please make sure that you write the menu title exactly the same way the command is written on your favorite application’s menu (including capitalization and spaces).
  9. Next, go to the “Keyboard Shortcut” field, then press the key combination that you want to use for the keyboard shortcut while you’re in the empty box beside it.
  10. Click on “Add”

How to Copy and Paste on a Mac Using a Apple Magic Mouse

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Many Windows users, employing a two-button mouse, know to right click in order to copy and paste. However, mice that come with Macs have only one button. The easiest way to copy and paste using a Magic Mouse is as follows:

  1. Highlight the text that you want to copy
  2. Hold down the Control button
  3. Click the mouse button
  4. Select “Copy” from contextual menu
  5. Go to the place where you want to paste the text
  6. Hold down the Control button
  7. Click the mouse button
  8. Select “Paste” from contextual menu

How to Copy and Paste on a Mac Using Your Trackpad

Aside from using a keyboard shortcut and your mouse, you can also use your trackpad to perform copy and paste on your Mac.

On Windows-based PCs, you usually do this by highlighting the text that you want to copy, pressing on the lower right corner of your trackpad which is equivalent to performing a right-click with your mouse, then selecting “Paste” from the menu.

On Macs, the process is similar: highlight the text that you want to copy, use two fingers to lightly tap around the center of your trackpad to bring up the contextual menu (the popup menu that appears when you initiate a “Control + mouse click), then selecting “Paste” from there.

Now, go and try to practice them so that you can get used to performing copy and paste on your Mac before you work on projects that require a lot of copying and pasting.

Good luck!

Copy And Paste On A Mac Keyboard

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How to Cut, Copy, and Paste Files. Learn basic keyboard Shortcuts to Copy or Cut files or folders and other file types etc. you want to paste in another location in Windows and iOS. Shortcuts are combinations of keys that can be used instead of your mouse. It can be faster and increase your productivity. You might know the Ctrl+C shortcut to copy files, folder or text, you have highlighted. The shortcut is faster than → Right click → File menu → Copy.

Cut, Copy, and Paste Files in Windows

Insert Key On Mac Keyboard

Move Files and Folders using Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows. Select the files you want to cut, then press the shortcut key Ctrl+X to cut files. The files are then moved to the Clipboard until you paste (Ctrl+V) them somewhere else. So just choose the destination folder and press the keys Ctrl+V to paste the files. The files are now in your desired folder. Below are some basic commands you can we find useful:

Basic commands

Cut, Copy, and Paste Files are basic commands in the Windows operating system (OS). Regular PC users might the tips and tricks above, but there are also new PC users who are searching for a way to cut, copy or paste using a mouse or a keyboard.

Copy On Mac Keyboard

Difference Between Cutting and Copying something

When you cut and paste an image, picture, photo or text, you move the files to your clipboard, and copying will create a duplicate. In the clipboard you can paste to any location on your PC. Cut when you want to move stuff and copy to multiply things. Cutting the files is just like cutting text in a document. The above applies to: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and iOS.

Cut, Copy, and Paste Files in iOS Mac

Same Procedure as Last Year :) – To Cut, Copy and paste, select your files and use Command+X to cut, Command+C to copy, then Command+V to paste where you want the files to be. Some might know the shortcuts as ⌘-X → cut, ⌘-C → copy and ⌘-V → paste .