Here we’ll use the right-click menu (also known as a context or pop-up menu). (In the editing ribbon, the paste icon looks like a clipboard with a piece of paper on top of it.
#How to copy and paste text using keyboard plus#
A plus sign (+) icon appears next to your mouse pointer, indicating you are adding content instead of moving it. Clockwise from left: Paste icon, cut icon (scissors), copy icon. To Copy the selected text, grab the selection the same way, but press the Option key on your keyboard before dropping it to where you want it pasted. Top left corner of Microsoft Word editing ribbon.