How to Save a Link

Learn how to copy and paste a website's address using a quick keyboard shortcut

Brand new to the Internet? Need to save a link to show someone something? This article will tell you how to do it.

Steps

It will be at the top of your browser window, in the URL field.
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Highlight the link. Click one end of the link and drag the cursor until the entire URL is highlighted. You can also double-click any part of the link.
- On mobile, double-tap the link. Drag the end circles to highlight the entire URL, if needed.
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Press Ctrl + C (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd + C (Mac) to copy the link. You can also right-click (or Command click) and click Copy .
- On mobile, tap the highlighted URL and tap Copy .
This could be a notepad, document, or app.
Return to this location to find your link again.

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If you press " Ctrl+X " or right click and cut,the link will be deleted from the place it were (but you can paste it).

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