I am learning Apple laptop system. I copied information that it states is on the clipboard. How do I find the clipboard? I'm not using a mouse. How do I then paste the information where needed?
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.7
If you had copied the text using “Command C”, it can now be pasted into your document using “Command V”. There is no user visibility to the clipboard.
If you had copied the text using “Command C”, it can now be pasted into your document using “Command V”. There is no user visibility to the clipboard.
The "Clipboard" is an internal use of the Mac's memory that temporarily hold data that you copy from a source. It isn't accessible other than to paste that data to another location in a document or file or folder.
Any time you invoke the "Copy" command, the selected object (text, file, folder, pic, vid, whatever you selected) is stored in memory on this "clipboard". When you invoke the Paste function, that info stored on the clipboard is pasted to the location you have specified.
Objects copied to the clipboard remain there until you copy something else or shut down the computer. Thus you can paste the same data several times to different locations.
As you have questions about how to use your computer, the macOS User Guide is always available on your Mac by clicking in the Finder menu bar > Help > macOS Help. You can also find it here: macOS User Guide
you don't ever find or go look at the clipboard. it is used to store all varieties of stuff going from one place to another.
this developer-oriented article on a Third-party web site discusses the clipboard a bit more:
https://appletoolbox.com/how-to-use-clipboard-on-mac/
Unless you are disabled and can not use a mouse, you will need a trackpad or mouse to use your Mac to its fullest.
Where can I find the Clipboard on my MacBook Pro?
