Copying and Pasting on Mac OS

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If you're new to Mac and coming from a Windows background, you might be curious about how to copy and paste on Mac. On a Windows computer, the copy command is Control + C and the paste command is Control + V, but what about on Mac? The shortcuts for copy and paste on Mac are quite similar to Windows, easy to use and remember, with just a slight difference in the Mac keyboard layout.

Here's how to copy and paste on Mac OS. Similar to Windows PCs, to copy and paste on Mac, you use a combination of the Command key with the C and V keys. On any Apple keyboard or Mac keyboard, the Command key is always located next to the Spacebar, typically labeled with the Command symbol or sometimes just the number 1.

The process of copying and pasting is the same on all Macs, regardless of the operating system version. Whether it's macOS, Mac OS X, OS X, or Mac OS, the commands for copy and paste remain consistent.

Copying and Pasting on Mac OS

Copying on Mac: Command + C

The shortcut to perform the copy operation on Mac is: Command + C.

Simply select the text, image, or anything you want, then press Command + C to copy to the Mac clipboard.

Alternatively, you can copy text or anything else by accessing the Edit Menu, then selecting Copy from the dropdown menu.

Pasting on Mac: Command + V

The shortcut to perform the paste operation on Mac is: Command + V.

Move the mouse cursor to the position where you want to paste (insert) the items you've copied to the clipboard, then use the Command + V shortcut to paste those items into the document or cursor position.

Alternatively, you can paste text or anything else by accessing the Edit Menu, then selecting Paste from the dropdown menu.

Shortcut keys for copy and paste on Mac equivalent to those on Windows

Shortcut keys to perform copy and paste operations on Mac are equivalent to those on Windows:

- Equivalent Copy shortcut: Control + C = Command + C

- Equivalent Paste shortcut: Control + V = Command + V

Here's a guide on how to copy and paste on Mac OS, for Apple computers using this operating system such as MacBook, iMac, ... not applicable to Windows computers running Mac OS. If you're using Windows, you can follow the guide on fast copying in Windows here.

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