Copy and move text quickly in Word with the Shift key

You often use the key combination Ctrl + X and Ctrl + C to move and copy text, use Ctrl + V to paste text. But Word also supports you the combination of Shift + F2 and F2 keys to copy and move text in Word. This is also a way to help you perform faster.

The following article guides you to copy and move text in Word with F2 and Shift + F2.

Copy text in Word with Shift + F2

Step 1: In Word documents, select (highlight) the text or image, the table to be copied. Then you press Shift + F2 , the lower left of Word will appear Copy to Where ?.

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Step 2: Next you need to move and place the cursor in the position to copy. Finally press the Enter key on the keyboard to copy the text.

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The text you select will be copied:

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Move text in Word with the F2 key

To move the text in Word with the F2 key you follow the same steps to copy the text in Word with the F2 key .

Step 1: First you select (black out) text or images, tables to move in Word. Then you press F2 , immediately at the bottom left of Word appear Move to where message?

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Step 2: Next you move and place the cursor in the position to move, then press Enter to move the text.

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Results after moving the text:

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So you know how to copy and move text in Word with the Shift + F2 and F2 keys. The process of copying and moving your documents in Word will be faster and more convenient. Good luck!