Feature Summary

When you need to move, copy, or reorganize content in a WPS Writer document, the copy, cut, and paste features help you complete text editing efficiently and improve document processing productivity.

  • Copy: Copies the selected text or object to the clipboard; the original content remains unchanged
  • Cut: Moves the selected text or object to the clipboard; the original content is removed
  • Paste: Inserts the clipboard content at the specified location
  • Paste Special: Supports retaining or clearing source formatting as needed, allowing flexible control over paste results

Feature Description

Feature Dimension Description
Membership Restriction None
Version Restriction No version restriction
Copy Shortcut Ctrl+C
Paste Shortcut Ctrl+V

Operation Steps

Basic Copy Operation

Feature Entry
Select the text to copy, "Home" tab → "Copy" button

  1. Select the text to copy
  2. Click the Home tab
  3. Click the "Copy" button to copy

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Basic Cut Operation

Feature Entry
Select the text to cut, "Home" tab → "Cut" button

  1. Select the text to cut
  2. Click the Home tab on the ribbon
  3. Click the "Cut" button to cut

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Basic Paste Operation

Feature Entry
"Home" tab → "Paste" button

  1. Position the cursor at the target location
  2. Click the Home tab on the ribbon
  3. Click the "Paste" button to paste

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More Paste Options

Feature Entry
"Home" tab → Drop-down arrow to the right of the "Paste" button

  1. After copying content, click the Home tab at the top
  2. Locate and click the Paste drop-down button
  3. Select the desired paste option
  • "Keep Source Formatting" : Paste while preserving the original formatting
  • "Match Destination Formatting" : Paste content and match the formatting of the target location
  • "Keep Text Only" : Paste only plain text without retaining formatting
  • "Paste Special" : Open the Paste Special dialog to choose a paste format
  • "Set Default Paste" : Set the default paste option

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Right-Click Menu Copy

Feature Entry
Select the text to copy, "Right-click" menu → "Copy" button

  1. Select the text to copy
  2. Right-click the selected text to open the right-click context menu
  3. Click the "Copy" button to copy

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Right-Click Menu Cut

Feature Entry
Select the text to cut, "Right-click" menu → "Cut" button

  1. Select the text to cut
  2. Right-click the selected text to open the right-click context menu
  3. Click the "Cut" button to cut

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Right-Click Menu Paste

Feature Entry
"Right-click" menu → "Paste" button

  1. Position the cursor at the target location
  2. Right-click on a blank area to open the right-click context menu
  3. Click the "Paste" button to paste

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Right-Click Menu Paste with Formatting

Feature Entry
"Right-click" menu → "Paste with Formatting" button

  1. Position the cursor at the target location
  2. Right-click on a blank area to open the right-click context menu
  3. Click the "Paste with Formatting" button to paste

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Right-Click Menu Paste Text Only

Feature Entry
"Right-click" menu → "Paste Text Only" button

  1. Position the cursor at the target location
  2. Right-click on a blank area to open the right-click context menu list
  3. Click the "Paste Text Only" button to paste

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Right-Click Menu Paste Special

Feature Entry
"Right-click" menu → "Paste Special" button

  1. Position the cursor at the target location
  2. Right-click on a blank area to open the right-click context menu list3. Click the 「Paste with Formatting」 button

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Paste Format Description:

Paste Method Description
Paste with Formatting Retains the original formatting of the copied content
Match Current Format The copied content automatically matches the document format at the paste location
Paste Text Only Does not retain the formatting of the copied content; pastes plain text only
Paste Special Supports pasting in various forms such as WPS text data, formatted text (HTML), unformatted text, images, etc.

Set Default Paste Format

Function Entry 1
「File」menu →「Options」button →「Edit」tab →「Default Paste Format」

  1. Click the File menu
  2. select Options
  3. Select the Edit tab on the left
  4. Set 「Default Paste Format」 (Options: Keep Source Formatting, Match Current Format, Text Only)
  5. Click OK to save the settings
  6. After the settings are completed, subsequent copy and paste operations will automatically be performed according to the set format.

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Feature Entry 2
"Home" tab → "Home" tab → Drop-down arrow to the right of the "Paste" button → "Default Paste Format"

  1. Switch to the Home tab
  2. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Paste button to expand the menu
  3. Locate and click Default Paste Format to go to the settings page
  4. Set the "Default Paste Format" (options: Keep Source Formatting, Match Destination Formatting, Keep Text Only)
  5. Click OK to save the settings

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FAQ

Q1: "Insufficient memory, image copy/paste abnormal" prompt appears when copying and pasting**

  • Solution: This occurs when copying and pasting a large amount of content while the computer is low on memory.
  1. Try closing other open text documents
  2. Reduce the selected area for copying, especially when it includes images or video content
  3. Try restarting the computer