Copy and Paste with Pip

Hi, I'm Pip! Copying puts words into a secret pocket inside the computer. Pasting pulls them back out, anywhere you want. Watch me do it, then try it yourself.

My computer is:

Four moves, always in this order

Pick itDrag over the words so they turn blue.

Copy itHold Ctrl and tap C.

Click the spotClick where the words should go.

Paste itHold Ctrl and tap V.

Watch first

My notes

I want pancakes for breakfast.

Shopping list:

Pip's pocket

CtrlCV

Press play to watch Pip copy "pancakes" onto the shopping list.

Your turn

These boxes are real. Pip watches every copy and paste you do and tells you how it went.

Start with the pancakes. Drag over the word, then copy it.

Keys you're pressing: CtrlCXVZ 0 of 5 done

Pip's pocket

Pancakes

to do

Copy this word and paste it in the box.

pancakes

The secret code

to do

Typing this would be hard. Copy the whole code instead.

Zq7-Wx9-Kp4-Mm2

Hooray three times

to do

Copy it once, then paste it three times. The pocket doesn't empty when you paste.

hooray!

Move the carrot

to do

A carrot is not a fruit! Cut it with Ctrl X, then paste it with the vegetables.

Fruit Vegetables

Pip's magic undo

to do

Pasted the wrong thing? Paste anything in this box, then press Ctrl Z to make it vanish.

When it doesn't work

I pressed C and then V and it just typed "cv" in my story!

It typed "cv"Keep holding Ctrl down the whole time, like holding a door open, and tap the letter while it's down.

Nothing got pastedThe words weren't blue when you copied. Drag over them again until they turn blue, then copy.

It pasted something oldThe copy didn't work, so the pocket still had the last thing. Pick the words again and copy again.

It went in the wrong placePaste goes where the blinking line is. Press Ctrl Z to undo, click the right spot, paste again.

My words disappearedYou pressed X, which cuts instead of copies. They're safe in the pocket: just paste them back.

I copied two thingsThe pocket holds one thing at a time. The new copy pushes the old one out.

My shortcut: Ctrl A picks everything on the page at once. Great for copying a whole story!

Keep this handy

Keyboard

`Ctrl` `C`	Copy
`Ctrl` `X`	Cut (copy and remove)
`Ctrl` `V`	Paste
`Ctrl` `A`	Pick everything
`Ctrl` `Z`	Undo a mistake

Mouse

Drag	Pick the words
Right-click	Opens a menu with Cut, Copy and Paste
Double-click	Picks one word
Triple-click	Picks a whole line

Tablet or phone

Press and hold	Picks a word
Drag the dots	Picks more words
Tap Copy	Copies
Hold in a box	Shows Paste