Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get webpage summaries
- Summarize an audio recording
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Copy and paste on Mac
Learn the different ways to copy and paste text and other items on your Mac—and how to undo the change if you make a mistake.
To learn how to select the text or items you want to copy, see Select items on your Mac screen.
Use keyboard shortcuts
Using keyboard shortcuts is the fastest way to copy and paste.
On your Mac, select the text or item you want to copy.
Press Command-C to copy the selection.
Go to the place where you want to paste the selection, then press Command-V.
If you pasted the selection in the wrong place (or changed your mind), press Command-Z to undo the paste.
Use Control-click
Control-clicking opens a shortcut menu that includes the copy and paste commands. You can also set up a right-click on a mouse or trackpad that opens the same shortcut menu. See Right-click on Mac.
On your Mac, select the text or item you want to copy.
Control-click the selection, then choose Copy from the shortcut menu.
Go to the place where you want to paste the selection, Control-click, then choose Paste from the shortcut menu to insert the copied content.
If the Paste command is dimmed or unavailable, you can’t paste content in that location.
Use the menu bar
The menu bar that runs across the top of the screen contains an Edit menu with options for copy, paste, and undo.
On your Mac, select the text or item you want to copy.
From the menu bar, choose Edit > Copy.
Go to the place where you want to paste the selection, then choose Edit > Paste to insert the copied content.
If the Paste command is dimmed or unavailable, you can’t paste content in that location.
If you pasted the selection in the wrong place (or changed your mind), choose Edit > Undo.