Command For Copy On A Mac
Copy File or Folder path in Finder on Mac using Keyboard shortcut. Open Finder on your Mac and then navigate to file or folder and click it to select. Now press Command (⌘) + I. It will open the Get info window of the file or folder. I’m sure most Mac users know Command-C means copy and Command-V means paste, but there’s a host of other useful shortcuts that make a Mac user’s life much easier. I’ve assembled this short. The Macintosh operating system has always made it easy to capture a screen shot. A screen shot is an image of your computer desktop or an active window.
Copy or cut
Start by selecting the text or other item to be copied or cut. Then use one of these steps to save the item to your Clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
Copy
- Press Command-C.
- Or choose Edit > Copy from the menu bar.
- Or Control-click (or right-click) the item you selected, then choose Copy from the shortcut menu.
Cut
- Press Command-X.
- Or choose Edit > Cut from the menu bar.
- Or Control-click (or right-click) the item you selected, then choose Cut from the shortcut menu.
Paste, or paste and match style
First click to place your insertion point, then use one of these steps to paste your copied item at that location. When you paste and match style, the pasted item matches the font, color, size, or other style of the surrounding content.
Paste
- Press Command-V.
- Or choose Edit > Paste from the menu bar.
- Or Control-click (or right-click) the item you selected, then choose Paste from the shortcut menu.
Paste and Match Style
- Press Option-Shift-Command-V.
- Or choose Edit > Paste and Match Style from the menu bar.
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- You can also drag and drop items to move or copy them to another location.
- If you press and hold the Control key while taking a screenshot, the screenshot is saved to the Clipboard, ready to be pasted.
- With Universal Clipboard, you can copy and paste content between your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.