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by leo_gm

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How come on three PC's (not on the same department) Windows can't seem to paste any item on any application? But it has the copy and cut command, only the paste option is grayed out no matter what applicatiojn i use?

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by elionet

The paste command is usually grayed out because there is nothing on the clipboard for windows to paste from. You must first select (highlight) the data. Then, either by selecting [edit] in the file menu or [right-clicking] the mouse OVER THE SELECTED AREA, select either [cut] (to move) or [copy] (to duplicate) data onto the clipboard. Now the [paste] command should be available.
Sometimes softwar wont allow you to use any of the cut, copy, or paste command via file menu or right-mouse clicks. I overcome this by simply using the keyboard hotkeys [Ctrl+C]=Copy, [Ctrl+X]=Cut, and [Ctrl+V]=paste. Personally, I find the hotkeys more efficient.

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