The shortcut for copy, cut and paste don't work - how do I set up the ctrl c, ctrl x and ctrl p shortcuts

What program are you using?

Try these handy keyboard shortcuts:
Cut - press together CTRL (and) X
Copy - press together CTRL (and) C
Paste - press together CTRL (and) V

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You must select text (or some item in the document or content you are working with) to turn on the menu item you wish to use. On the keyboard, the keyboard shortcut for copy is ctrl+c, and the shortcut for paste is ctrl+v. After copying the item you wish to paste, (you may want to click into the area you wish to paste) use the ctrl+v to finish the paste function.

Create a shortcut

Open the folder or directory that contains the program you wish to create a shortcut for.

Right-click on the program and click Create Shortcut.

This will create a shortcut named "Shortcut to <your program> in the directory you are in. If you wish to rename this shortcut, right-click the file and click rename.

Once the above steps have been completed, you can copy or cut this shortcut and paste it anywhere to execute this program.

Assign shortcut key to that Windows shortcut

Once the shortcut has been created to assign a shortcut key to that Windows shortcut follow the below steps.

Right-click the shortcut and click Properties.

Click the Shortcut tab.

Click in the Shortcut key box and press a letter. For example, if you press "p" the shortcut key will automatically be made Ctrl + Alt + P. Which means if saved when pressing Ctrland Alt and "P" all at the same time will run that shortcut.

Shortcut Keys

Description

Alt + F

File menu options in current program.

Alt + E

Edit options in current program

F1

Universal Help in almost every Windows program.

Ctrl + A

Select all text.

Ctrl + X

Cut selected item.

Shift + Del

Cut selected item.

Ctrl + C

Copy selected item.

Ctrl + Ins

Copy selected item

Ctrl + V

Paste

Shift + Ins

Paste

Home

Goes to beginning of current line.

Ctrl + Home

Goes to beginning of document.

End

Goes to end of current line.

Ctrl + End

Goes to end of document.

Shift + Home

Highlights from current position to beginning of line.

Shift + End

Highlights from current position to end of line.

Ctrl + Left arrow

Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl + Right arrow

Moves one word to the right at a time.
hope this helps

General copy + paste shortcuts are
Ctrl + C for copy Ctrl + V for paste Ctr + X for cut
In your source document, highlight the piece of text you want to copy -- click and drag over the text -- hit Ctrl + C, or Edit -> Copy
Move to your destination document, where you wish to paste your quotations, and hit Ctrl + V, or Edit -> Paste

That's because you probably hit "copy shortcut" rather than "copy". Go back to your file and hit Ctrl-C then once you're back in your external folder hit Ctrl-V. That will copy and paste it.

Try to use this following shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + C - copy
   
2. Ctrl + V - paste
3. Ctrl + X - cut
   

Hi,

There are standard keyboard options are available for cut, copy and paste operations. These are bydefault enabled in all type of windows based softwares.

Cut - > Ctrl + X
Copy - > Ctrl + C
Paste - > Ctrl + V

Above type of operations are allowed in all type of Windows Versions (95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista / 7)

Thanks,
Amar

Hello,

That is very common problem and there is no one-best-sollution for it since they are tons of possible reasons.

Possible sollutions:
#1 close all programs
#2 switch off->switch ON pc
#3 scan for possible malware using antivirus software
#4 try using keyboard shortcuts crtl+c = copy or ctrl-x = cut

Leave rate if I helped you, thanks!!

Cheers,
Mike

Hi,
Please try the following:
In Word go to Tools/Customise. Click on the Commands-Tab.
The Click the Keyboard button.
In the Categories block Click Edit.
In the the Commands Block click Edit Copy.
On the Current Keys block check to see if you have Ctrl+C.
If not click assign and assign Ctrl+C.

highlight the parts you wish to copy by selecting with left mouse button. Now hold the CTRL key + C key (thats the kb shortcut for copy)
Next, go to your webpage and use CTRL+P (kb shortcut for paste)
Sometimes the mouse function for cut and paste may not work with all sites..

Try this first and let me know..