Shortcut of the Week: December 9th - The Three Basics of Shortcuts

This week, I wanted to share with you three basic shortcuts that are incredibly fast and efficient when working with the Chromebook. This week, I want to share "Copy," "Cut," and "Paste." All of the these shortcuts are great and staples of many power users shortcut repertoire.

To quickly copy text from one location, simply highlight the text and use "Ctrl + C." If you wish to immediately paste that text, navigate to where you would like to place it and use "Ctrl + V." Finally, if the original text that you are copying does not need to be in the document anymore, you can use "Ctrl + X" to cut it. After cutting, you can simply leave it on your clipboard or paste it to a new spot. Copying and pasting will work in almost any circumstance to allow you to quickly move text from one place to another.

Use "Ctrl + C" to copy, "Ctrl + V" to paste, and "Ctrl + X" to cut.

Below is a quick video of copying and pasting vs. cutting.

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