Copying and Pasting

This is a general tutorial about how to copy and paste text between different applications such as Microsoft Word and Blackboard.

Contents:
With the Mouse
With the Keyboard

With the Mouse

This method is easier to learn and remember than the one using the keyboard. However, if it does not work because right-clicking is disabled, you may always try to copy and paste with the keyboard. Follow these steps to copy and paste text from Microsoft Word to Blackboard:

• Select the text to transfer from another application, such as Microsoft Word or any other text editor, to Blackboard.
• Right-click on the text to bring up the additional menu. Apple users will have to control-click instead.
• Pick Copy.

• Now that you have copied the text, go to Blackboard and right-click on a text box. Apple users will have to control-click instead.
• From the menu, pick Paste.

• The text should be copied over.

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With a Keyboard

This method is faster than using the mouse. It also works when right-clicking does not bring an additional menu or the additional menu is missing the copy option. Follow these steps to copy and paste text from Microsoft Word to Blackboard:

• Select the text to transfer from another application, such as Microsoft Word or any other text editor, to Blackboard.
• Press Ctrl+C to copy. Apple users will have to use Command+C instead.

• Now that you have copied the text, go to Blackboard and click on a text box.
• Press Ctrl+V to paste. Apple users will have to Command+C instead.

• The text should be copied over.

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