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How do you copy and paste a website link?

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Find the link that you want to copy and highlight it with the cursor. You can do this by clicking twice (or, sometimes, three times). Then, right click and click the option for "Copy Link." Or, you can press Control (or Command on a Mac) + C. Then, go to where you want to paste the link and right click again. Choose the option for "Paste Link." Or, you can press Control (or command) + V.

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It talks about copying links in messages on Android, but what about iOS?

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Hold down on the link, and a menu with copy and paste functions should come up. Click copy.

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How can I copy a photo and insert it onto Facebook?

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There are a few ways to do this. You can copy and paste a photo into your status or a Facebook message by right-clicking on the photo, clicking Copy, opening the status or message window, right-clicking again, and selecting Paste. You can also save the photo to your computer and use the Upload option to add it to your Facebook page.

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Can I copy and paste a hyperlink?

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Yes, you can copy it and paste it into any program that allows you to do so.

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How do I copy an email address on iPad?

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To copy an email address, hold down on the email until a highlight appears around the email. Modify this highlight to the correct size, and copy it from a widget above the highlight.

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How do I find the link for a wikiHow article?

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The wikiHow article link can be found in the URL bar of the open wikiHow page. This link can be copied and pasted as needed.

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What could somebody be doing wrong if it still does not work?

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Make sure you are pressing the correct key, as some keyboards have the command keys in different locations.

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I am having a problem copying a link from an email to a folder in my email. What should I do?

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Use CTRL C (Copy) and CTRL V (Paste) to copy and paste it.

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After I have created a Word document, how do I paste a link from an internet site into that Word doc?

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Highlight the link, right-click on it, and select "Copy." Then, place your cursor in the Word document where you want the link to go. Right-click and select "Paste."

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My computer has stopped allowing me to copy and paste a web link/address. What should I do?

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If copying and pasting don't work, try restarting your computer. If that doesn't work, take it to a repair shop.

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Copy link location is not showing up. What can I do?

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You can try highlighting and CTRL + C, then CTRL + V, also known as copy and paste.

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How do I copy and paste a link to the address bar using "share link"?

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You outline whatever you want to copy, and hit CTRL-C. Then go back into the search engine and do CTRL - V. This will copy and paste the link!

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Some links that I may want to copy are showing only the "short version" and once I paste them somewhere away from the browser, they are not "links" anymore. How do I find the long version of that shortened link?

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Search the shortened link, it should redirect you to the longer link. Copy it from there.

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How do you send an email from a link?

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Just compose an email normally, paste the link into the email, and send.

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How can I copy and paste a photo in Windows 10?

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Right-click on the image and click "Copy." Then, right-click where you want to paste the photo and click "Paste."

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Once copied, where does the link go?

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The link is copied onto a clipboard, or a digital cache on your computer where copied items are held.

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