Now you can select text using your mouse or the keyboard (hold down the Shift key and use the left or right arrows to select words).

Press CTRL + C to copy it, and press CTRL + V to paste it in the window.

You can also easily paste text you’ve copied from another program into the command prompt using the same shortcut.

How do you copy and paste on a PC?

Step 9: Once text is highlighted, it’s also possible to copy and paste it using a keyboard shortcut instead of the mouse, which some people find easier. To copy, press and hold Ctrl (the control key) on the keyboard and then press the C on the keyboard. To paste, press and hold down Ctrl and then press V.

How do you copy and paste using the keyboard?

3. Cut, Copy, Paste. You can copy and paste a paragraph using the original shortcut keys: Ctrl+C for copy (or Ctrl+X for Cut), and then Ctrl+V for paste. The Ribbon shortcuts are Alt+H-C for Home, Copy (or Alt+H-C-C for Home, Copy, Copy in Excel) and Alt+H-X for Home, Cut in both Word and Excel.