How to Copy and Paste on a Mac: 9 Steps

If you are you new to Macs or don't know how to copy and paste, read on to find out how. Once you know how to, you can play around with text, images and other fun material!
STEPS
METHOD 1 OF 2: KEYBOARD METHOD

1

OPEN THE WORDS OR PICTURES YOU WANT TO COPY AND PASTE.

2

HIGHLIGHT IT. This can be simply done by dragging your cursor over what you want to copy and paste.

3

PRESS THE COMMAND KEY. It's the Apple logo on old Macs and the propeller logo on new Macs located on the keyboard. It is below the "x" letter key.

4

COPY. While holding down the command key, press the 'c' letter key.

5

PASTE. Press the command key again and hold it down, then press the "v" letter key.
METHOD 2 OF 2: RIGHT CLICK METHOD

1

CLICK AND DRAG OVER THE TEXT YOU WANT TO COPY.

2

RIGHT CLICK. One easy way to right click on a Mac is to simultaneously press "control" on the keyboard and your mouse click. The right click will bring up the options window.

3

SELECT THE \'COPY" OPTION. This can also usually be found by going to the "edit" section at the top of Microsoft Word or the similar platform you are using.

4

REPEAT THESE STEPS TO PASTE.
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TIPS
Newer Macs have a propeller-like sign instead of the Apple logo.
Cutting is just as easy. Hold down the Apple key and press the "X" key.
To bold your font, hold down the Apple key and "B" key.
To select all, hold down the Apple key and "A" key.
To underline your font, hold down the Apple Key and "U" key.
This works with anything you can highlight with your cursor.
To print, hold down the Apple Key and "P" key.
WARNINGS
Don't press the wrong key. It may cause unexpected results beyond simply not copying or pasting
THINGS YOU\'LL NEED
A Mac Computer
A keyboard made by Apple (Built into laptops)
A mouse
Something to copy (Usually text)
Something to paste into (Usually a text field)