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earthshine

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9. Copy - cut - paste have keyboard shortcuts

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2017, 06:00 PM

Dec 2017

They are <ctrl>-c <ctrl>-x <ctrl>-v respectively.

Sometimes, particular programs and websites disable menu access to these functions.

As examples, some logon screens won't allow the pasting of passwords, and some web designers don't want you to easily copy text from their sites.

Often enough, when the menu access is turned off, the keyboard shortcuts still work.

It's something to try.

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Is it a Windows 10 problem or new laptop? [View all] UTUSN Dec 2017 OP

It's not Windows 10 teach1st Dec 2017 #1

Thanks, lots of information to process here, above my pay grade. I won't hazard a reset. UTUSN Dec 2017 #5

After spending a lot of time Turbineguy Dec 2017 #7

"The MS Tech People (you) dealt with" - they have those?!1 I just called MS & the menu's options UTUSN Dec 2017 #11

Hmm Egnever Dec 2017 #2

Shut down? It just disappears and Restart gets going. No error message, no updating. UTUSN Dec 2017 #4

I stopped using Microsoft Edge because I found it to be rubbish. Use OnDoutside Dec 2017 #3

Thanks. I've stayed away from Chrome, but might get "adventurous" (that's how low tech I am). UTUSN Dec 2017 #6

Anything but edge has to be better ! OnDoutside Dec 2017 #8

I'm in Chrome right now and the Paste problem persists into MS Word Processor. UTUSN Dec 2017 #12

Copy - cut - paste have keyboard shortcuts earthshine Dec 2017 #9

Yeah, those are the shortcuts I use. They work on picking things up to the Clipboard, but UTUSN Dec 2017 #10

***UPDATE on some (small) OUTCOMES*** UTUSN Dec 2017 #13

***2nd UPDATE/work around - for the MS Word Processor problem with Paste UTUSN Dec 2017 #14