Paste
Drops whatever is on your clipboard at the cursor. The other half of copy and cut.
WindowsCtrl+V
Mac⌘+V
How to use it
- Copy or cut something first.
- Click where you want it.
- Press the shortcut. You can paste the same thing as many times as you like.
Pro tip
Pasted text bringing weird fonts and colors with it? Paste as plain text instead.
Next up in The Essentials
- UndoCtrl+Z
- RedoCtrl+Y
- Select allCtrl+A
- SaveCtrl+S
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