

Chrome OS does not copy text formatting, however, so adjust the style as needed. Since the text remains in the clipboard until you type Ctrl + C again, you can paste the current text multiple times. Alternatively, you can select Paste on a pop-up menu when you right-click using a mouse, press the Alt key while tapping a touchpad, or tap with both fingers on a touchpad. Step 3: To paste, click in the area where you want the copied text to reside and press the Ctrl + V keys simultaneously. Alternatively, you can select Copy on a pop-up menu when you right-click using a mouse, press the Alt key while tapping a touchpad, or tap with both fingers on a touchpad. Step 2: To copy, press the Ctrl + C keys simultaneously. On a mouse, press down on the button, create a box around the text, and release. Step 1: On a touchpad, tap and hold one finger, use another finger to drag the mouse cursor over the text you want to copy, and then release both fingers - the text should now be highlighted. All you need to do is follow three simple steps. In fact, the method is similar to MacOS and Windows. Copying a text selection Arif Bacchus/Digital TrendsĬopying and pasting text on a Chromebook is easy. However, there are a few different ways to go about the traditional Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V methods. That holds true with Chromebooks, which offer identical copy and paste functions found in Windows and MacOS. They’re a bit different when using a laptop touchpad, but overall, some shortcuts - such as copy and paste - are seemingly universal across platforms. We live in a world full of digital shortcuts. Head to about:config in Firefox and click the “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button to proceed past the warning.

In Firefox: Modify Your Configuration Settingsįirefox users don’t need to use an extension, but instead can change the browser’s behavior in the configuration settings. It’s just a simple extension that worked for me with PayPal and Western Union (which a similar extension, Allow Copy, couldn’t fix). addEventListener ( 'paste', allowPaste, true ) īut you don’t really need to know that. This is the code by developer Vivek Gite, in case you’re interested: var allowPaste = function ( e ) document.

It tells the browser to accept all paste events and skip any paste event handlers on the page. Add that extension to Chrome, and it will just work quietly in the background. If Chrome is your browser of choice, the easiest solution to your pasting problems is Don’t F*ck with Paste. In Chrome: Use the “Don’t F*ck with Paste” Extension
