How to copy on the computer, copy and paste website content

While surfing the web on your computer, you may come across content that you find useful and want to save or share with friends. To copy text, files and photos on your computer, follow the instructions below.

1. How to copy on Windows computer

To copy content on a Windows computer, follow these steps:

- Text: Highlight the text whose content needs to be copied, then right-click and select " Copy ."

- File: Select the file to copy. Then, right-click and select " Copy ."

Note:  To select multiple files, hold down the "Ctrl" key and click on each file to copy.

- Photo: Click on the photo to copy. Next, right-click or press the trackpad and select " Copy ." The content will be saved to the computer's Clipboard.

To paste copied content, you access the document or location where you want to paste it. Then, right-click and select " Paste ." The copied content will immediately be inserted into the document or location you selected.

In addition to the above methods, to quickly copy and move files on your computer, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:

- Ctrl + X: Used to cut files and move them to the clipboard. Then you can paste them to another location as desired.

- Ctrl + C: Use to copy files, create a copy of them and keep them in the original directory.

- Ctrl + V: Used to paste the file, completing the copy-paste operation  of the file to a new location.

In the process of studying and working, we often need to copy and paste useful information. But on some websites, you cannot right-click to copy text. Below is a method you can use to copy content from a website that is not allowed to be copied.

2. How to Copy Paste on Macbook

How to copy on a Macbook with a mouse has the same operation as copying on a Windows computer. To copy and paste on Macbook using keyboard shortcuts without using a mouse, you can do the following:

Select the content you want to copy by using the arrow keys or control panel to move and select text. After making your selection, press the key combination Command + C to copy the content to the Clipboard (clipboard).

Once the content has been copied to the Clipboard, you can paste it to the desired location using the Paste keyboard shortcut . To paste copied content, press Command (⌘) + V.

At the end of this process, you can copy and paste content on your Macbook without using the mouse.

Above, we have guided you through the operations of copying text, files and images with the right mouse button & simple keyboard shortcuts, which you can apply to operate on your computer faster. In addition, you can use software that supports data copying to speed up copying large amounts of data such as: TeraCopy or Ultracopier.

Jessica Tanner

Update 14 June 2024