This tutorial shows three ways to cut, copy, and paste in Microsoft Word. First, we’ll use keyboard shortcuts. Then, we’ll use the tools in the ribbon. Lastly, we’ll use the shortcut menu. Plus, the bonus tip at the end shows how to choose a pasting option after pasting your text.
Table of Contents
- How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Cut, Copy, and Paste
- How to Use the Ribbon to Cut, Copy, and Paste
- How to Use the Shortcut Menu to Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Bonus Tip: How to Choose a Pasting Option after Pasting Text
But first…
What Does It Mean to Cut, Copy, and Paste?
Cutting: When you cut text or an image, you are removing it from its original location, which can be your current Word document or another editable location, such as Microsoft Excel or Google Docs. Once cut, it will be placed in the Clipboard, which is a temporary storage area on your computer.
Copying: When you copy text or an image, you are placing a duplicate in the Clipboard, but you are not removing it from its original location.
Pasting: After cutting or copying, you can then use the paste function to move the text or image from the Clipboard to a new location in your document.
For an advanced look at the Clipboard, please see “How to Use the Clipboard in Microsoft Word.”
Do you want to copy and paste formatting instead of text? Check out “How to Use the Format Painter in Microsoft Word.”
This tutorial is available as a YouTube video showing all the steps in real time.
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The images below are from Word for Microsoft 365. These steps also apply to Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.
How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Cut, Copy, and Paste
The following keyboard shortcuts work in Windows across all Microsoft Office apps, Adobe Acrobat, Google Docs, and many other locations such as email platforms, social media comment boxes, and website text boxes.
To Cut or Copy
- Select the text or image you want to cut or copy.
- Press the keyboard shortcut:
Cut: Ctrl + X
Copy: Ctrl + C
Your text or image should now be cut or copied.
To Paste
- Place your cursor where you want to insert the text or image.
- Press the keyboard shortcut:
Paste: Ctrl + V
Your text or image should now be pasted into the new location in your document.
How to Use the Ribbon to Cut, Copy, and Paste
The ribbon method requires more steps than the keyboard shortcuts; however, it offers more customization options for pasting.
To Cut or Copy
- Select the text or image you want to cut or copy.
- Select the Home tab in the ribbon.
- Select Cut or Copy from the Clipboard group.
Your text or image should now be cut or copied.
To Paste
- Place your cursor where you want to insert the text or image.
- Select the Home tab in the ribbon (see figure 1).
- Select the Paste button to paste the text or image without additional options.
- Select the Paste Options menu arrow for additional options.
- Choose an option from the drop-down menu:
A. Keep Source Formatting maintains the formatting (e.g., font, size, color, etc.) of the pasted text.
B. Merge Formatting changes the formatting of the pasted text to match the formatting of the new location.
C. Picture pastes the text or other content as an image (only available in Word for Microsoft 365).
D. Keep Text Only removes the formatting of the pasted text and adds the formatting of the new location.
What Is the Difference between Merge Formatting and Keep Text Only?
The difference between Merge Formatting and Keep Text Only is a bit confusing, so let’s dig into them a little deeper.
Merge Formatting matches the formatting of the pasted text to the formatting of the new location. However, it doesn’t remove existing emphasis formatting (boldness, italics, or underlining) from the pasted text.
For example, if you use Merge Formatting to paste a twenty-word paragraph with black font and five bold words into a location with red font, all twenty words will turn red. But, the five bold words will maintain the bold format.
Keep Text Only removes all formatting from the pasted text, including emphasis formatting, and then adds the formatting of the new location to the pasted text.
So, if you use Keep Text Only to paste that same twenty-word paragraph with black font and five bold words into a location with red font, all twenty words will turn red and the five bold words will lose the bold format.
- (Optional) For further customization, choose an advanced option from the drop-down menu:
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- Paste Special opens the Paste Special dialog box with additional options including pasting as HTML format and unformatted Unicode text.
- Set Default Paste opens the Word Options dialog box where you can choose default options for pasting within the same document, pasting between documents, and pasting from other programs.
Your text or image should now be pasted into the new location in your document.
How to Use the Shortcut Menu to Cut, Copy, and Paste
The shortcut menu attached to the Mini toolbar lets you cut, copy, and paste from inside the document.
To Cut or Copy
- Select the text or image you want to cut or copy.
- Right-click the selected text or image, and then select Cut or Copy from the shortcut menu.
Your text or image should be cut or copied.
To Paste
- Right-click where you want to insert the text or image, and then select an option from the shortcut menu:
A. Keep Source Formatting
B. Merge Formatting
C. Picture (only available in Word for Microsoft 365)
D. Keep Text Only
See the definition for each option in step 5 of the section above.
Your text or image should now be pasted into the new location in your document.
Bonus Tip: Choose a Pasting Option after Pasting Text
Word provides a convenient way to choose a pasting option after you have pasted text into its new location.
- Select the Paste Options button that appears after you paste your text into its new location.
- Select an option from the shortcut menu:
A. Keep Source Formatting
B. Merge Formatting
C. Picture (Word for Microsoft 365 only)
D. Keep Text Only
Your pasted text should change formatting according to your selection.
Important Note: The Paste Options button will disappear once you perform another function such as typing or pressing the Enter key, so if you want to use this button, you must do so immediately after pasting your text.
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If you can cut and paste, you already know most of the techniques involved.
It allows the user to add text effects, cut and paste movie footage and edit mouse movements.
Программа позволяет пользователю добавлять текстовые эффекты, вырезать и вставлять видеоматериалы а также редактировать движения мыши.
If you try to cut and paste it or forward the text it just encrypts itself.
Если попытаться вырезать и вставить или переслать смс, то смс шифрует сама себя.
There is a small piece cut and paste.
Using cut and paste to enter part of your password may defeat some of them.
Использование вырезать и вставить для ввода части вашего пароля может победить некоторые из них.
To cut and paste a particular line, first bring the cursor to that line.
Чтобы вырезать и вставить ту или иную линию, сначала подведите курсор к этой строке.
I forgot to cut and paste it before this video.
Avoid utilizing a normal cut and paste message and maintain it simple while avoiding any heavy talk within the initial messages.
Избегайте использования стандартного сообщения «вырезать и вставить» и сохраняйте его простым, избегая слишком резкой речи в исходных сообщениях.
Say that the cut and paste is unacceptable academic behavior even if you are cited (you don’t say).
Говорят, что вырезать и вставить недопустимо академического поведения, даже если вы перечислили (вы не говорите).
The internet, ironically, has allowed us to create a cut and paste culture from the trends of previous generations.
По иронии, интернет позволил нам редактировать — вырезать и вставлять — культурные тенденции предыдущих поколений.
I’ll cut and paste it below.
You can then cut and paste the parameters you want to remove or adjust.
Вы можете тогда вырезать и вставить параметры, которые Вы хотите удалить или корректировать.
No need to cut and paste that long travel adventure write-up from one e-mail to the next — one post and everyone can see it instantly.
Не нужно вырезать и вставлять эту длинную книгу о приключениях с одного сообщения на следующий адрес, и каждый может сразу увидеть его.
Often your computer system will allow you to scroll backward to review previous work and to cut and paste previous lines of input.
Зачастую ваша операционная система позволит пролистывать обратно и просматривать ваши предыдущие действия, а также вырезать и вставлять предыдущие строки ввода выражений.
Students will be required to print out their events and cut and paste them to a larger timeline in the front of the class.
Студенты должны будут распечатать свои события и вырезать и вставить их на более крупную временную шкалу перед классом.
We’ll show how you can cut and paste parts of your old resume and make the fonts and spacing look perfect.
Мы покажем вам, как вырезать и вставить части вашего старого резюме, а также придать шрифтам и отступам безупречный вид.
You’ll need to either cut and paste the characters into the text box, or use the handwriting tool to input the characters.
Вам необходимо либо вырезать и вставить символы в текстовом поле, или использовать инструмент рукописного ввода символов.
It’s easy to copy from one file to another (just cut and paste).
③ Это просто — скопировать из одного файла в другой (так же, вырезать и вставить).
You can cut and paste text and images from a program such as Word into the TYPO3 editing window.
Можно вырезать и вставить текст и изображения из программы, подобной Word, в окно редактирования Typo3.
There are good reasons for increased attention to CRISPR.This method allows scientists to «cut and paste» DNA is even simpler than ever.
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Move text and images in a document easily
What to Know
- Highlight the text and press Ctrl+X to cut or Ctrl+C to copy (Command on a Mac). Alternatively, right-click the text and select Cut or Copy.
- To paste, move the cursor to desired location and press Ctrl+V (Command on a Mac). Alternatively, right-click and select Paste.
- You can’t use Paste if you want to paste something other than the last item copied. To access older items, access the Clipboard.
Cut, Copy, and Paste might be the three most used commands in Microsoft Word—and for good reason. Here are the differences between Copy, Cut, and Paste, and how to use them in Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.
How to Cut and Copy in Word
There are several ways to use the Cut and Copy commands and these are universal to all versions of Microsoft Word. First, use the mouse to highlight the text, image, table, or another item you want to cut or copy. Then, use one of the following commands:
- Go to the Ribbon, select the Home tab, then select Cut or Copy.
- Right-click the selected text and choose Cut or Copy.
- Use the key shortcut Ctrl + X to cut or use Ctrl + C to copy. On Mac, use Command + X or Command + C.
How to Paste the Last Item Cut or Copied in Word
There are several ways to use the Paste command that are universal to all versions of Microsoft Word. First, either use the Cut or Copy command to save an item to the Clipboard. Then, to paste it, do one of the following:
- Go to the Home tab, then select Paste.
- Place the cursor where you want the text or image to go in the document, then right-click and choose Paste.
- Use the key combination Ctrl + V to paste. On Mac use Command + V. This is the keyboard shortcut for Paste and is universal to most Microsoft Office and 365 applications.
How to Use the Clipboard to Paste Previously Cut or Copied Items
You can’t use the Paste command as outlined in the previous section if you want to paste something other than the last item copied. To access items older than that, access the Clipboard.
If you’re collaborating with others to create a document, use Track Changes so your collaborators can quickly see the changes you’ve made.
Here’s how to use the Clipboard:
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Go to the Home tab.
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In the Clipboard group, select the dialog launcher to open the Clipboard pane.
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Select the text or image you want to copy and press Ctrl+C.
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Repeat until you’ve copied all the items you want to use. The items appear in the Clipboard, with the latest at the top.
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Place the cursor in the document where you want to paste the items, then go to the Clipboard pane, select the drop-down arrow next to the item you want to paste, then choose Paste.
Alternatively, if you want to paste all of the items in your Clipboard, select Paste All.
What Are the Differences Between Copy, Cut, and Paste?
Cut and Copy are comparable commands. When you cut something, such as text or a picture, it’s saved to the Clipboard and removed from the document. When you copy something it’s also saved to the Clipboard, but it remains in the document.
If you want to paste the last item you cut or copied, use the Paste command, available in various areas of Microsoft Word. If you want to paste an item other than the last one you cut or copied, use the Clipboard history.
When you paste something you cut, it’s moved to the new location. If you paste something you copied, it’s duplicated at the new location.
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Why does formatting sometimes get messed up when you cut and paste text? And what is that thing that appears at the end of the last sentence every time you paste–like a fly returning to honey.
That thing–the Paste Options button–is your friend, a worker bee and not a fly whose only job is to follow your formatting instructions. Learning how it works keeps you from wasting time manually formatting pasted text.
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Using the Paste Options button
Click the down-arrow on the Paste Options button and you’ll see a menu with icons that lets you format copied text in different ways. The options you’ll see depend on where you’re cutting and pasting from and to, e.g., from within or between documents. Roll your mouse over the icons and you can see how your pasted text will look before you click.
These are the four most common options:
- Keep Source Formatting: Keeps the formatting of the text you copied
- Use Destination Styles: Matches the formatting where you pasted your text
- Kept Text Only: Discards both the text formatting AND the non-text elements you copied, such as pictures or table, and then matches the formatting where you pasted the text
- Merge Formatting: Keeps the formatting of the text you copied without changing the formatting of the destination document, e.g., if you cut and paste a sentence from another document that had a different font type or size
Word gives you other options for copying and pasting things such as bulleted or numbered lists, or hyperlinks. Plus, it lets you define how you want cutting and pasting to work most of the time (click Set Default Paste under the icons)–including getting rid of the Paste Options button if it still seems like a pesky fly.
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Whether you work on the computer or just use one at home, the ability to cut and paste text and files is a valuable time-saving technique. The terms «cut and paste» come from the now-obsolete practice of manuscript editing by cutting paragraphs from a written page with scissors and pasting them onto another page. The digital version works similarly, but won’t tire out your hands. Follow this guide to cut and paste using the most popular techniques.
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Press the “Cut” keyboard shortcut. This will remove the original file or text when you paste it in a new location. You can only cut one selection at a time; if you copy something else before pasting, it will overwrite the first copy. The “Cut” shortcut for each operating system is:[1]
- Windows and Linux: Ctrl+X[2]
- Mac OS X: ⌘ Command+X[3]
- Windows and Linux: Ctrl+X[2]
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Navigate to where you want to paste. If you are pasting text, place the cursor where you want to the text to be pasted. If you are pasting files, open the location of where you want to paste. Make sure that the window you are pasting into has focus.
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Press the “Paste” keyboard shortcut. This will paste everything you had previously cut into the location you have active. You can Paste the cut material multiple times. The “Paste” shortcut for each operating system is:[4]
- Windows and Linux: Ctrl+V[5]
- Mac OS X: ⌘ Command+V[6]
- Windows and Linux: Ctrl+V[5]
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Right-click on something you have selected. If you are using a one-button mouse with Mac OS X, press Control and click to open the right-click menu.[7]
If you have multiple files selected, right-click on any of them. If you have a large amount of text selected, right-click on any portion of the highlighted text. -
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Select Cut from the menu. This will cut whatever you have selected, and the original files will be removed when you paste.[8]
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Right-click where you want to paste. If you are pasting text, place the cursor where you want to the text to be pasted.[9]
If you are pasting files, open the location of where you want to paste. -
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Select Paste from the menu. This will paste everything you had previously cut to the location of your cursor when you right-clicked.[10]
You can Paste the cut material multiple times.[11]
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Highlight text. Text is one of the most common objects that gets cut and pasted, and is essential for document editing and other word processing tasks.[12]
You can click and drag to select specific sections of text, or press Ctrl+A (PC) or ⌘ Cmd+A (Mac) to select all of the text on a document or page.- You can only cut text from documents that you can edit. This means that you can’t cut from webpages or PDF files, because you can’t remove the text from the original.
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Select files on your computer. If you want to cut a file on your computer to move around, simply click on it to select it. You can click and drag a selection box around multiple files to select all of them.
- Hold the Ctrl (⌘ Cmd) key and click individual files to select multiple files that aren’t located next to each other.
- To select a range of files, click the first one, then hold ⇧ Shift and click the last one. All of the files in between will be selected.
- You cannot cut files from a read-only location, such as a CD/DVD or a protected drive.
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Click the Edit menu. This may not be available in all programs, or may be found under different menus.[13]
For example- In Google Chrome. you have to click the Customize button (three horizontal bars) and then select the Edit section.
- In Microsoft Word 2007 and later, the Cut function is found in the Home tab. You can find it by looking for the Scissors icon in the Clipboard section.
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Select Cut. The selected items or text will be cut, and the original will be deleted when you paste it. When you cut text, the original text is deleted immediately.
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Navigate to where you want to paste. If you are pasting text, place the cursor where you want to the text to be pasted.[14]
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Click the Edit menu in the window you are pasting into. Select Paste from the menu. The items or text will be pasted to the location of your cursor, or at the bottom of the window.[15]
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How do you cut and paste a multiple-page document for an email?
Press ctrl + a and ctrl + c to copy all of it, and ctrl + v to paste. Or you could send the document over to Dropbox or Google Drive.
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How do I cut and paste a website?
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If you want to copy the whole website, press CTRL+A and then copy it by pressing CTRL+C. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it.
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How do I cut and paste on my iPhone?
Press the word and hold your finger there. After a while, the text you wish to copy/cut will be highlighted. Use the sliders at the side to adjust how much you want to be highlighted. Release your finger. There should be a word ‘cut,’ ‘copy,’ or scissors icon above. Click it, and it is copied onto your clipboard.
To paste, press and hold on a text area, then release your finger. Select the pop up that says ‘paste.’
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Always familiarize yourself with the «Undo» button. This is usually at the top of the Edit Menu, or one of the first options under the right mouse click menu. The Windows shortcut is Ctrl+Z The Mac shortcut is ⌘ Command+Z
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Do not cut more than once without pasting. Unlike the copy function that duplicates the selected text or image, the cut function removes it from the document. Although there may be exceptions within a Windows clipboard, in general, cutting more text or another image will erase the previous selection.
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Mac: Press Command + C to copy and Command + V to paste.
PC: Press Control + C to copy and Control + V to paste.
Mobile: To copy, tap and hold an item or selected text, then tap Copy. To paste, tap and hold the place you want to paste, then tap Paste.
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