
If copying an image: Select Copy Image or Copy Image Address on the pop-up menu. On Chromebooks, you can press the Alt key while tapping the touchpad with one finger or use two fingers to tap the touchpad. Step 1: Hover the mouse pointer over the picture or video you want to copy and right-click.
Want to copy a funny cat meme? How about a URL you really want to share? As long as the original source allows you to copy (not all do), this is a simple process.
How to take a screenshot on a ChromebookĬopying images and video Arif Bacchus/Digital Trends. 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.