In this article, we will explain several ways to copy and paste content on your Chromebook using mouse and keyboard shortcuts. The methods are sorted by the type of content to help you find the methods you need. Let us get started.
How to Copy and Paste Text on Chromebook
If you want to copy and paste text on your Chromebook, you can either use the trackpad or the mouse and select the text. Then use some keyboard shortcuts or mouse clicks to copy and paste it where you want. You just need to follow these simple steps to copy and paste text content on your Chromebook. The text will remain on the clipboard until you press Ctrl + C or COPY again, allowing you to paste the current text multiple times. Although Chrome OS does not copy the text formatting, you need to adjust the style accordingly.
How to Copy and Paste Files on Chromebook
You want to copy some local files to a new location, but you don’t know how to do it on your Chromebook. Don’t worry; just follow the steps below.
How to Copy and Paste a Full Web Page on Chromebook
If you need to copy the entire content of a particular web page, the following steps will help you. Everything will be copied, including headers, buttons, and other objects, but the layout won’t be preserved.
How to Copy and Paste Extensions on ChromeOS
Web extensions or URLs can be very helpful for sharing content and information quickly. ChromeOS is a web-based operating system, so most of the work is done in a web browser, in this case Google Chrome. You can follow the steps below to copy and paste extensions or URLs on your Chromebook.
Copying an Image URL
Copying a Video URL
Copying the URL of a Web Page
If you copy the URL of a web page, you can share it on different platforms or save it in a document to reference it.
How to copy and paste on Chromebook without a mouse?
The keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting on ChromeOS are similar to those on Windows. You can use CTR+C to copy and CTRL+V to paste. To copy and paste the text without a mouse, first, select it (hold down the left trackpad button and drag the cursor to the end point), then press CTRL+C to copy and move to the desired location to paste, and press CTRL+V. You can also use CTRL+A to select all text on the page and then use CTRL+C and CTRL+V to copy and paste on Chromebook.
Different Ways to Copy and Paste on Chromebook
We have described several ways to copy and paste content on your Chromebook running ChromeOS. Different types of content may have different names for the copy-and-paste options, but the process is mostly the same. You can follow the steps above to easily manage all the content on your Chromebook. Leave your suggestions below for other methods to copy and paste content on ChromeOS.
