By now, you are probably aware of the Cut-Copy-Paste features available on any operating system. "Cut" removes selected text from the document and places it on the clipboard. "Copy" keeps the text present but also places it on the clipboard. "Paste" takes the last item you cut or copied and places it in the new document.
However, there are keyboard shortcuts for each of these features that will make your life much easier. In fact, I do not remember the last time I selected one of these options from a menu. If you are having trouble remembering the keys, remember that Copy uses the "C" key and cut and paste are on either side of copy on your keyboard.
Cut - Ctrl + X
Copy - Ctrl + C
Paste - Ctrl + V
However, there are some extra options available. If you want to paste the text without any formatting, you can use Ctrl + Shift + V instead. (Note that some programs do not follow this convention, but most do.) You can also use Ctrl + Alt + V to bring up a "Paste Special" window that will give you more options. Finally, if you have already pasted text and want to eliminate the formatting (this works even when you are not pasting text), use Ctrl + Space.
Finally, if you want to improve the functionality of your clipboard, consider using a clipboard manager like ArsClip (my favorite). It will keep track of multiple cut/copy snippets and give you an option to paste any of them into a document. It can also store text that you commonly use for recall weeks or months later. Finally, you can also group collections of text and categorize them, allowing you to only use certain snippets at certain times. For example, if there is text that you only paste when you are working in Word, you can set those saved items to only appear in Word.
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