Ctrl +C fails to copy to the clipboard

[Dave Davison]

For no obvious reason my recently purchased hp laptop suddenly fails to copy highlighted text to the clipboard using the assigned keyboard shortcuts Ctrl +C and Alt +V. Does this suggest the fault lies with the Windows 11 system or the Microsoft Office package which was installed after purchase at my local computer shop? Thanks Dave

[HansV]

Does Ctrl+C fail in all applications, or just in Word?

[BobArch2]

Albeit your snapshot shows as Alt-V for paste, I thought Ctrl-V was/is the standard paste key?

[HansV]

Hey - that's a clue. Dave's screenshot shows the CopyText command.
Ctrl+C should be assigned to the EditCopy command - that is the "standard" copy - instead of to CopyText.

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And Ctrl+V is indeed the generic shortcut for Paste - in Word the EditPaste command.

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[Dave Davison]

Thanks for the comments /advice, when the fault first happened I searched through "Customise Keyboard" and - not being aware that Edit /Copy is obviously different from Copy Text I meddled with the settings only to learn the hard way that venturing into unfamiliar territory is not recommended.
However, after considering the points raised I am pleased to say normal service is resumed. [What is the purpose of Edit Text as opposed to Edit Copy?]
Many thanks Dave.

[HansV]

To be honest, I don't have the slightest idea what the CopyText command does.

[Dave Davison]

..............maybe that is why it is not assigned to anything by default.....Cheers Dave.

[Jay Freedman]

The default shortcuts for the CopyText and MoveText commands are Shift+F2 and F2, respectively.
https://www.howtogeek.com/230725/how-to ... -using-f2/
Select some text that you want to copy to another place (same document or a different one), press Shift+F2, click at the destination, and press Enter. This may be quicker than Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V, but harder to remember. Also, using F2 without the Shift key does the equivalent of Ctrl+X/Ctrl+V.

A possible advantage is if you already have something on the clipboard that you don't want to lose, because these commands don't use the clipboard.

[Dave Davison]

Thanks Jay, another bit of - possible useful information - for somebody. I note that in W11 the clipboard stores 25 copied items but only pastes the latest one saved, can it be programmed to only store one item one wonders? Thanks Dave.

[JoeP]

NOTE: if you use Win+V you get to choose which saved clipboard item is pasted.

If you still wish to only save one clipboard item go to Settings | System | Clipboard and turn off clipboard history.

[BobArch2]

NOTE: if you use Win+V you get to choose which saved clipboard item is pasted.

If you still wish to only save one clipboard item go to Settings | System | Clipboard and turn off clipboard history.

Thank you JayP. Works nicely in Win10 Pro using MS 365! (Once I turned on clipboard history). There is the old saying that "we only use about 10% of an app's features" VERY TRUE!!!

[JoeP]

I started using Win+V when it was introduced in Win10 and continued on to Win11. I really like that feature as I often copy more than one item before using any.