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Using the keyboard to highlight before copying and pasting

Shift + left or right arrow will highlight one letter.
Shift + Ctrl + left or right arrow will highlight one word.
Shift + up or down arrow will highlight one line of text.
Shift + Ctrl + up or down arrow will highlight one paragraph at a time starting from the cursor's current location.
In Excel: Shift + arrow will highlight one cell at a time - or, if used in combination, blocks of cells.
Shift + Home will highlight from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Shift + Ctrl + Home will highlight from the cursor to the top of the document.
Shift + End will highlight from the cursor to the end of the line.
Shift + Ctrl + End will highlight from the cursor to the end of the document.
Shift + Page Up or Page Down will highlight one screen.
Cntrl +A will select all.

To copy and paste
Cntrl + C, use arrows to indicate where you want the pasted section to go.

Cntrl + V

 

Using the mouse to copy and paste

1. Drag the mouse over the text you want to copy.

2. Go to Edit and choose Copy or Right Click and choose Copy.

3. To paste, Go to Edit and choose Paste or Right Click and choose Paste.

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