Questions tagged [paste]
Questions about to putting something copied or cut from a computer document into another part of the document or into another document or program
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When replacing thermal paste, do existing thermal pads have to be replaced?
I'm just replacing thermal paste on a laptop.
I've found however there are some thermal pads applied with about 3 years, already with the shape of the heatsink.
Do I have to replace the termal pads as ...
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How to convert a numbered list into a list with static ("unformatted") numbers that don't change automatically when the list is edited?
I often get Word documents converted from books in PDF format that have complicated nested chapter and chapter section numberings in the headers of the document, and I need to convert these numbered ...
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USB 3 slow speed: ~8 mb/s
I have a Z390 ASUS Maximus XI Hero with 3.1 USB support and a Toshiba KIOXIA TransMemory U366 USB Flash Drive 32GB USB3.2 Flash advertised with 100 MB/s.
Yet when I copy anything, I end up with this ...
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Vim: how to paste a block of text at the end of multiple lines?
Say I have a block of text like this:
// Comment1
// Comment2
// Comment3
And I want to append each of these lines to the end of 3 corresponding lines of code:
foo = 1;
bar = 2;
baz = 3;
So that ...
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Pasting into an SSH session has repeating paste issues
This happens regardless of the SSH client (including PuTTY, KiTTY, and MobaXterm).
Pasting with Shift+Insert (since nothing else but a right-click will work) into an SSH terminal alongside other quick ...
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Copying to Microsoft Excel with specs of text
When I copy text from another program to Excel, it does not preserve the properties of the text, such as being bold or italic. It pastes it as a plain text. Is there any way to save the text to Excel ...
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Shift-Insert to paste in Mac OS X?
Any clue how to get Shift-Insert to paste in OS X using a windows keyboard?
I use the mouse on the left side so command-v is makes me switch back and forth a lot. I have had no luck with any of my ...
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Multi-line text replacement on macOS or iOS
My work requires me to constantly paste the same messages into text boxes, which I then tweak and customize for each customer. But the pasted message remains exactly the same. There I times when I ...
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I am running an app in 'xterm' under MacOS or Linux. Can I disable the middle mouse button paste? [duplicate]
Do you know of an application that runs on xterm, and uses all the mouse buttons with all the modifiers? Or an argument to show this is not possible?
I have an application that uses the mouse. I ...
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CTL-Y no longer works
Suddenly the highlighting color, when copying changed from gray to yellow.
CTL-Y no longer works, When I try it I get:
Symbol's function definition is void: x-cut-buffer-or-selection-value.
My .emacs ...
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Cut entire cell, based on specific text in cell, and paste to new cell
I have a six-column table in excel that I am using with a barcode scanner. We are scanning custom QR codes that display text into each cell. The scan starts with scanning the employee's QR code on ...
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Logging into Windows 11 account using a pasted password
I have a separate admin account on my home PC, to make it less likely I will go into the admin account I want to give it an extremely long alpha-numeric password that is near enough impossible for the ...
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Is it possible in excel to output value into blank cell without using paste special?
Is there any function or other way that takes result of formula and pastes value to given blank cell without formula?
It's quite annoying to use copy paste special->value or it's derivates.
For ...
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How do Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V work?
I was always wondering what happens under the hood (in the operating system) when I copy an image (selecting it and using Ctrl+C) into a Word file (pasting it with Ctrl+V), for example.
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How can one paste bookmark references or fields as plain text in Word?
I have a Word document with fields wherein text is generated by other parts of the document. I would like to be able to paste some parts of that document as text, so that the fields don't display the &...
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