How do I Copy and Paste?

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An essential internet and computer skill.

Located in the EDIT menu in most computer programs.

It is accessed by scrolling over the text you want to copy, and either clicking on the EDIT drop down menu and toggling to the word COPY, or holding down the CONTROL KEY (or APPLE key on a MAC) and the letter C.

When pasting, or re-placing the text where you would like to make a copy of it, click the EDIT menu and select the word PASTE, or use CONTROL KEY and the letter V. If you make a mistake, CONTROL Z will undo what you just did.

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Joan Mullally has been doing business online for more than 20 years and is a pioneer in the fields of online publishing, marketing, and ecommerce. She is the author of more than 200 guides and courses designed to help beginner and intermediate marketers make the most of the opportunities the Internet offers for running a successful business. A student and later teacher trainee of Frank McCourt’s, she has always appreciated the power of the word, and has used her knowledge for successful SEO and PPC campaigns, and powerful marketing copy. One computer science class at NYU was enough to spark her fascination with all things digital. In her spare time, she works with adult literacy, animal fostering and rescue, and teaching computer skills to women.