How to Copy and Paste on the Chromebook

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Highlight content. Use the touchpad to highlight the text or content you want to copy.^{[2]
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Mitch Harris
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Expert Interview. 31 August 31 2021.}
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Press Control + C.^{[3]
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Mitch Harris
Consumer Technology Expert
Expert Interview. 31 August 31 2021.} Doing so copies the content into the Chromebook's clipboard memory.

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Go to the place where you want to insert the content.^{[4]
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Mitch Harris
Consumer Technology Expert
Expert Interview. 31 August 31 2021.} Navigate to the place or the document in which you want to insert the content.
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Click on the place where you want to insert the content. Position the cursor in the location where you want your content pasted.
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Press Control + V.^{[5]
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Mitch Harris
Consumer Technology Expert
Expert Interview. 31 August 31 2021.} Doing so inserts your content into the selected location.^{[6]
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Method 2

Method 2 of 4:

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Highlight content. Click on the beginning of the content you want to copy, then drag the cursor to the other end to highlight the text that you want to copy.
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Right click on the highlighted text. This launches the context menu.
- To right-click on the touchpad, either hold the Alt button and then click on the touchpad (Alt + click) or tap the touchpad with two fingers at the same time.
- If you have a mouse connected to your Chromebook, click the right-hand button on the mouse instead to launch the context menu.
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Click on Copy. It's a selection near the top of the context menu.
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Go to the place where you want to insert the content. Navigate to the place or the document in which you want to insert the content.
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Right click where you'd like to insert the text. This launches the context menu.
- To right-click on the touchpad, either hold the Alt button and then click on the touchpad (Alt + click) or tap the touchpad with two fingers at the same time.
- If you have a mouse connected to your Chromebook, click the right-hand button on the mouse instead to launch the context menu.
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Click on Paste. It's a selection near the top of the context menu. Doing so inserts the copied content into your selected location.

Method 3

Method 3 of 4:

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Highlight text. Use the touchpad to highlight the text or content you want to copy.
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Click on ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the window.
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Click on Copy. It's near the bottom of the menu, to the right of "Edit".
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Go to the place where you want to insert the content. Navigate to the place or the document in which you want to insert the content.
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Click on the place where you want to insert the content. Position the cursor in the location where you want your content pasted.
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Click on ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the window.
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Click on Paste. It's near the bottom of the menu to the right of "Edit".

Method 4

Method 4 of 4:

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Hover the cursor over on an image. Select the image that you'd like to copy.
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Press Alt while clicking the trackpad. This launches a menu.
- If you have a mouse connected to your Chromebook, click on the right button.
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Click Copy Image. It's near the center of the menu.
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Go to the place where you want to insert the image. Navigate to the place or the document in which you want to insert the image.
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Click on the place where you want to insert the image. Position the cursor in the location where you want your content pasted.
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Press Alt while clicking the trackpad. This launches a menu.
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Click on Paste. It's near the top of the menu.

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