Top categories

Newspapers Newsletters Restaurant menus Resume Brochures

Business

Agendas Budgets Business cards Business plans Business proposals Invoices Letterheads Project management Reports

Documents

Articles Cover letters Press Releases

Education

Books Class schedules Classroom announcements Classroom decors Education presentations Family Tree Lesson plans Newspapers Notes Planners Schedules Worksheets

Marketing

Amazon product Award certificates Booklets Brochures Catalog Certificates Flyers Handouts Headers Labels Magazines Newsletters Portfolio PostCards Posters Restaurant menus

Other

Google Drawings Sheets

Personal

Calendars Checklists CVs Funeral Programs Invitations Itinerary Journals Lists Photo Albums Recipes Resume

Social Media

Facebook Cover Facebook Posts Instagram Posts Instagram Stories YouTube Thumbnail
All Free Templates Blog Tips & Tutorials Requests
Templates
  • Top
  • Newspapers
  • Newsletters
  • Restaurant menus
  • Resume
  • Brochures
  • Business
  • Agendas
  • Budgets
  • Business cards
  • Business plans
  • Business proposals
  • Invoices
  • Letterheads
  • Project management
  • Reports
  • Documents
  • Articles
  • Cover letters
  • Press Releases
  • Education
  • Books
  • Class schedules
  • Classroom announcements
  • Classroom decors
  • Education presentations
  • Family Tree
  • Lesson plans
  • Newspapers
  • Notes
  • Planners
  • Schedules
  • Worksheets
  • Marketing
  • Amazon product
  • Award certificates
  • Booklets
  • Brochures
  • Catalog
  • Certificates
  • Flyers
  • Handouts
  • Headers
  • Labels
  • Magazines
  • Newsletters
  • Portfolio
  • PostCards
  • Posters
  • Restaurant menus
  • Other
  • Google Drawings
  • Sheets
  • Personal
  • Calendars
  • Checklists
  • CVs
  • Funeral Programs
  • Invitations
  • Itinerary
  • Journals
  • Lists
  • Photo Albums
  • Recipes
  • Resume
  • Social Media
  • Facebook Cover
  • Facebook Posts
  • Instagram Posts
  • Instagram Stories
  • YouTube Thumbnail
Blog Tips & Tutorials Requests
Premium Templates Add to Chrome
GoodDocs
GoodDocs
All categories
Popular Categories
  • All Categories
  • Newspapers
  • Newsletters
  • Restaurant menus
  • Resume
  • Brochures
Formats
  • All Formats
  • Google Docs
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Google Drawings
  • Main
  • Tips & Tutorials
  • Google Documents Tutorials
  • How to Select All, Copy, Paste & Delete in Google Docs?

How to Select All, Copy, Paste & Delete in Google Docs?

calendar
April 29, 2022
eye
494
In this tutorial, we will show you how to select all, copy, paste, delete in Google Docs. We recommend you study this manual carefully and start practicing!
How to Select All, Copy, Paste & Delete in Google Docs?
Checklist of crucial points we aim to highlight here:
  1. Select, Copy, Paste, and Delete All in Google Docs
  2. Delete, Copy & Paste in Google Docs

This time we’ll take a look at some basic commands in Google Docs: “Select all”, “Copy”, “Paste”, and “Delete” everything.

It’s really simple here. For example, from time to time, you need to select all the data in the document, delete it, or copy it and then paste it into another document or elsewhere, etc.

Watch the video from https://thegoodocs.com/ and find out how to select all, copy, paste, delete in Google Docs:

Select, Copy, Paste, and Delete All in Google Docs

  • To select everything, for example, you can use the simplest method — when you click-hold at the start or end of the document and drag the mouse to its opposite side
1
  • You can do it this way, or level up and use the command. So, go to the “Edit” menu on the toolbar at the top of the page and then go down to the “Select all” item. There you go
2
3
lamp
NB! The next method on how to select all the data in the document is performed via the shortcut. Basically, press Ctrl + A for Windows OS and Cmd + A for Mac OS. And here you go.

Delete, Copy & Paste in Google Docs

And after selecting all the data on the document, you can delete it, copy it, paste it, and cut it. 

  • You can do all these functions via the context menu, which we bring up with the right mouse click on the selected data. And here you have the “Copy”, “Paste”, and “Delete” commands
4
  • Or, for instance, we can do all these functions via the shortcuts
lamp
NB! To delete the selected data, you basically need “Backspace” or “Delete” on the keyboard.
lamp
NB! To copy the data, press Ctrl + C for Windows OS and Cmd + C for Mac OS.
lamp
NB! To paste the data, press Ctrl + V for Windows OS and Cmd + V for Mac OS.
lamp
NB! And to cut the data, press Ctrl + X for Windows OS and Cmd + X for Mac OS.
lamp
NB! And be aware that these actions are applied to all the content in the document, and not just the text, but images, tables, and all other types of data.
lamp
NB! In this tutorial, we work with the whole document (all the data in the document) and implement all the actions above for it. And you can also select a particular part or some particular parts of the content and implement the functions mentioned above for it/them.

We hope this tutorial will help you learn how to select all the data, copy, paste, and delete in Google Docs. Good luck!

author
Written by
Team TheGoodocs

We are a team of creative people who dream of sharing knowledge and making your work and study easier. Our team of professional designers prepares unique free templates. We create handy template descriptions for you to help you choose the most suitable one. On our blog, you'll find step-by-step tutorials on how to use Google Products. And our YouTube channel will show you all the ins and outs of Google products with examples.

Popular Tutorials
How to Get and Use Google Docs Templates?
How to Get and Use Google Docs Templates?
How to Get and Use Google Slides Templates for Free?
How to Get and Use Google Slides Templates for Free?
How to Search for a Word in Google Docs?
How to Search for a Word in Google Docs?
How to Add an Arrow in Google Docs?
How to Add an Arrow in Google Docs?
Popular Templates
Old Times Newspaper - free Google Docs Template - 307
Old Times Newspaper
Vintage Newspaper - free Google Docs Template - 294
Vintage Newspaper
Restaurant Menu Design - free Google Docs Template - 118
Restaurant Menu Design
Elegant Newspaper - free Google Docs Template - 109
Elegant Newspaper
  • Sell your content
  • File Licenses
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Support
  • Cookie policy
© 2023 thegoodocs.com. All rights reserved

This Website uses cookies!

We use cookies to improve user experience within the website https://thegoodocs.com/ (the “Website”), analyzing Website’s traffic and trends as well as remembering user preferences and settings. For these reasons, We may share your app usage data with our analytics partners. By clicking “Accept Cookies,” you consent to store on your device all the technologies described in our Cookies Policy https://thegoodocs.com/static/cookies.php. More information about your data processing might be found in the Privacy Policy.

Accept all cookies Decline all