Google Docs is a free online document editor provided by Google. Google Docs makes it easier to create a document for personal and professional uses with various features. Some of the features in Google Docs are customizing font styles, font size, text alignment, and inserting media such as images, tables, word art, charts, sheets, and many more. The content in a document can be made presentable using spacing, page numbers, bullets, numbering, and more.
How to Copy And Paste Text and Images in Google Docs
Sometimes we may need to retype all the contents of a document again in the documents. We may need to create multiple copies of certain text for assignments, documents, transcripts, and more. At such times, we do not need to type all the required specific contents again in a document. We can use simple and quick copy-and-paste techniques to create a copy of the specific content from any document or webpage, and then simply paste our document into Google Docs.
Google Docs has various methods of copying and pasting for users to work quickly on their documents. This article will discuss the different ways to copy and paste in Google Docs.
How to Copy and Paste in Google Docs
The contents that can be copied and pasted in Google Docs are,
- Text,
- Image,
- Table
Let us discuss the ways to do these below:
Different ways to Copy and Paste in Google Docs
There are three ways to copy and paste texts in Google Docs:
- Using Right clicking,
- Keyboard shortcut,
- Using Menu bar
How to Copy and Paste Text Using Right Clicking on Desktop Devices
Step 1: Open Google Docs in your browser and Select the document
Open Google Docs in any web browser on your desktop or laptop device. Open the document in which copy and paste is to be done.
Open Google Docs in your browser and Select the document
Step 2: Select the text for copying by highlighting it
Select and highlight the specific text you want to copy in the document.
Select the text for copying by highlighting it
Step 3: Right-click on the highlighted text and Select Copy
A drop-down menu appears. Select ‘Copy’ in it. Now the highlighted text gets copied to the clipboard.
Right-click on the highlighted text and Select Copy
Step 4: Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
To paste the copied text, place the cursor anywhere in the document in Google Docs where you want to paste it.
Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
Step 5: Right-click at the place where the cursor is placed and Select Paste Option
A dropdown appears. Select ‘Paste’ in it. Now the copied text is pasted to the document in Google Docs.
Right-click at the place where the cursor is placed and Select Paste Option
Step 6: Preview the Text
Now the selected text has been copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully.
Preview the Text
How to Copy and Paste Text Using Keyboard Shortcuts on Desktop Devices
Step 1: Open Google Docs in your browser and open the document
Open Google Docs in any web browser on your desktop or laptop device. Open the document in which copy and paste is to be done.
Open Google Docs in your browser and Select the document
Step 2: Select the Text to copy by highlighting
Select and highlight the specific text you want to copy in the document.
Select the text for copying by highlighting it
Step 3: Press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘C’ in your device keyboard
On your keyboard of desktop or laptop, press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘C’. Now the highlighted text gets copied to the clipboard.
Step 4: Place the cursor in the place where you want to paste the text
To paste the copied text, place the cursor anywhere in the document in Google Docs where you want to paste it.
Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
Step 5: Press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘V’ in your device keyboard
On your keyboard of desktop or laptop, press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘V’. Now the copied text gets pasted into the document.
Step 6: Selected text copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully
Now the selected text has been copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully.
Preview the Text
How to Copy and Paste Text Using the Menu bar on the Desktop Device
Step 1: Open Google Docs in your browser and open the document
Open Google Docs in any web browser on your desktop or laptop device. Open the document in which copy and paste is to be done.
Open Google Docs in your browser and Select the document
Step 2: Select the text to copy by highlighting
Select and highlight the specific text you want to copy in the document.
Select the text for copying by highlighting it
Step 3: Go to Edit and Select ‘Copy’
In the menu bar of Google Docs, click ‘Edit’. A dropdown opens. Click ‘Copy’ in it. Now the highlighted text gets copied to the clipboard.
Go to Edit and Select ‘Copy’
Step 4: Place the cursor in the place where you want to paste the text
To paste the copied text, place the cursor anywhere in the document in Google Docs where you want to paste it.
Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
Step 5: Go to the Edit and Select Paste
In the menu bar of Google Docs, click ‘Edit’. A dropdown opens. Click ‘Paste’ in it. Now the highlighted text gets pasted to the document.
Go to the Edit and Select Paste
Step 6: Selected text copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully
Now the selected text has been copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully.
Preview the Text
How to Copy and Paste the Image Using Right Clicking on Desktop Devices
Step 1: Open Google Docs in your browser and open the document
Open Google Docs in any web browser on your desktop or laptop device. Open the document in which copy and paste is to be done.
Open Google Docs in your browser and Select the document
Step 2: Select the image to copy by highlighting
Select the image in the document to copy by clicking on it.
Select the image to copy by highlighting
Step 3: Right-click on the selected image and Click ‘Copy’ in the dropdown
On the selected image, right-click. A drop-down menu appears. Select ‘Copy’ in it. Now the selected image gets copied to the clipboard.
Right-click on the selected image and Click ‘Copy’ in the drop-down
Step 4: Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
To paste the copied text, place the cursor anywhere in the document in Google Docs where you want to paste it.
Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
Step 5: Right-click at the cursor and Click ‘Paste’ in the dropdown
A dropdown appears. Select ‘Paste’ in it. Now the copied image is pasted to the document in Google Docs.
Right-click at the cursor and Click ‘Paste’ in the drop-down
Step 6: Selected image copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully
Now the selected image has been copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully.
Selected images copied and pasted into Google Docs successfully
How to Copy and Paste Image Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Desktop Devices
Step 1: Open Google Docs in your browser and open the document
Open Google Docs in any web browser on your desktop or laptop device. Open the document in which copy and paste is to be done.
Open Google Docs in your browser and Select the document
Step 2: Select the image to copy
Select the specific image you want to copy in the document.
Select the image to copy by highlighting
Step 3: Press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘C’ in your device keyboard
On your keyboard of desktop or laptop, press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘C’. Now the selected image gets copied to the clipboard.
Step 4: Place the cursor in the place where you want to paste the text
To paste the copied image, place the cursor anywhere in the document in Google Docs where you want to paste it.
Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
Step 5: Press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘V’ in your device keyboard
On your keyboard of desktop or laptop, press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘V’. Now the copied image gets pasted into the document.
Step 6: Selected image copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully
Now the selected image has been copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully.
Selected images copied and pasted into Google Docs successfully
How to Copy and Paste Image Using the Menu bar in the Desktop Device
Step 1: Open Google Docs in your browser and open the document
Open Google Docs in any web browser on your desktop or laptop device. Open the document in which copy and paste is to be done.
Open Google Docs in your browser and Select the document
Step 2: Select the image to copy by clicking on it
Select the specific image you want to copy in the document by clicking on it once.
Select the image to copy by highlighting
Step 3: In the menu bar, click ‘Edit’ and Select ‘Copy’
In the menu bar of Google Docs, click ‘Edit’. A dropdown opens. Click ‘Copy’ in it. Now the selected image gets copied to the clipboard.
In the menu bar, click ‘Edit’ and Select ‘Copy’
Step 4: Place the cursor in the place where you want to paste the Image
To paste the copied image, place the cursor anywhere in the document in Google Docs where you want to paste it.
Place the cursor anywhere in the document to paste
Step 5: In the menu bar, click ‘Edit’ and Select ‘Paste’
In the menu bar of Google Docs, click ‘Edit’. A dropdown opens. Click ‘Paste’ in it. Now the selected image gets pasted to the document.
In the menu bar, click ‘Edit’ and Select ‘Paste’
Step 6: Selected image copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully
Now the selected image has been copied and pasted in Google Docs successfully.
Selected images copied and pasted into Google Docs successfully
Conclusion
In this article, we have discussed copying and pasting in Google Docs. Also, we have discussed the step-by-step approach to copy and paste text and images in a document in Google Docs. We have seen the three different ways of copying and pasting in Google Docs.
FAQs
How to copy and paste quickly in Google Docs?
By using keyboard shortcuts, we can copy and paste content in Google Docs in 1 to 2 seconds.
Can images be copied and pasted in Google Docs?
Yes, image can also be copied and pasted in Google Docs.
How to copy from one document in Google Docs to another document in Google Docs?
The procedure is same as mentioned using three different ways: using right clicking, keyboard shortcut, and using the menu bar.