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1. Copy, paste, and cut with keyboard shortcuts.

Copy, paste, and cut with keyboard shortcuts.

Ask anyone who knows these shortcuts — Ctrl + C to copy, Ctrl + V to paste, and Ctrl + X to cut — and they will testify to their critical timesaving nature. Master these three basic commands first and you’ll find yourself zooming through document creation at surprising speeds.

Ctrl + C to copy

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