How to copy text on a laptop without a mouse

When working with text, users are accustomed to using the mouse: its functionality allows you to perform most of the necessary actions on information (cut, copy, etc.). But what to do if the manipulator suddenly fails? You will learn about ways to quickly solve the problem in our article.

Features of selecting text on a laptop without a mouse

A broken or missing device can be replaced with a touchpad. In cases where the touchpad suddenly fails, use the keyboard capabilities. Many users may find this method inconvenient. But it’s worth trying to see otherwise.

Using keyboard shortcuts reduces time spent on routine and allows you to focus on fast and high-quality text processing.

It will take a little practice to remember the keyboard manipulations.

IMPORTANT. All of the above actions with buttons can be performed in the Russian layout. But the letters of the English alphabet are used.

How to copy text without a mouse on a laptop

Before copying information, it must be selected; there are two ways to do this.

1. Using the touchpad.

Move the pointer to the desired area, press Shift and the left touchpad button. Then activate the right button of the panel and use the arrows to select “Copy”, the selected text is saved in the buffer.

2. Via the keyboard.

We open the file, with the pointer at the beginning of the text.Using the navigation arrows, move it to the required fragment. To speed up movements we will use the following combinations:

• Ctrl + right (left) arrow moves to the next (previous) word,
• Ctrl + down (up) arrow moves to the bottom (top) paragraph,
• Ctrl + END (HOME) allows you to go to the end (beginning) of the file.

Next, we use one of the ways to select information:

• to designate one word, place the pointer in front of the object (after it) and simultaneously press Ctrl + Shift + right (left) arrow,
• Shift and right (left) arrows highlight from one letter to a text block,
• Shift + END (or HOME when working at the end of a line) is used for one line,
• To designate the current and next line with one highlighted word, hold Shift and use the down button to designate them,
• the same option, but in combination with the up key highlights the lines located above,
• to select the entire document, left Ctrl + A or right Ctrl + Insert (Ins) is suitable,
• when selecting page by page, use Shift + Page Down,
• We complete the process by pressing Ctrl + C (instead of C you can use Insert), if necessary, cut out the text, activate Ctrl + X.

ON A NOTE. The operating algorithm will be unchanged, regardless of the source (document, browser page, etc.)

How to paste copied text without a mouse

To carry out an action, there are two ways:

1. When using the touchpad, open a text file, place the cursor in the required position, use the right control button and select the “Insert” item using the arrows.
2. If we are working with a keyboard, then in the open document you should place the pointer in the desired area, then activate Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert).

We hope that our article helped you master the principles of working with text without using a mouse. Good luck!