Let's see how copy and paste any type of text in Facebook, the popular social network in which its users share their experiences, images and videos with their loved ones or anyone else. And it is that the Facebook statuses They have been a classic since their inception, especially those in which users write something; and there are not a few users who want copy a text and paste it as is on your wall so that your friends can read it in the simplest and most direct way. For this reason, and thanks to our tutorial, we will teach you how copy and paste text into Facebook, whether in its mobile or desktop version.
How to copy and paste texts on Facebook
Thus, in this tutorial we will teach you how to copy text on Facebook to paste it into a text field, whether on Facebook or another website. The process can be done also vice versa, copying the text from a source outside of Facebook and then pasting it into the text field of your wall on said social network.
Index of contents
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How to copy and paste on Facebook on mobile
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How to copy and paste on Facebook on desktop
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Another Facebook option: Share
How to copy and paste on Facebook on mobile
Follow the steps below to copy and paste into Facebook in its mobile version:
- Access the official Facebook application on your mobile and log in if you do not have automatic account access activated with your email or phone number and password.
- Find a text to copy. Browse Facebook looking for a text or a text comment from a post that you want to copy to your wall; Images or videos cannot be copied, but any text in text format can be copied. You can also navigate outside of Facebook with your mobile internet browser in search of a text that you want to copy and paste on Facebook.
- Press and hold the text you want to copy; After a few moments the text will be highlighted and a pop-up menu will appear.
- Click on the option Copy either Copy text from the popup menu; This will copy the text to the mobile device's clipboard.
- Go to the place where you want to paste the copied text, such as the text box on your Facebook wall or a comment on a post.
- Press and hold the place where you want to paste the text; A pop-up menu will open.
- Click on the option Paste from the popup menu; The text will be copied automatically.
How to copy and paste on Facebook on desktop
Follow the steps below to copy and paste into Facebook in its desktop version:
- Access the Official facebook page through your favorite internet browser and log in if you don't have automatic account access activated with your email or phone number and password.
- Find a text to copy. Browse Facebook looking for a text or a text comment from a post that you want to copy to your wall; Images or videos cannot be copied, but any text in text format can be copied. You can also browse outside of Facebook with your internet browser for text that you want to copy and paste to Facebook.
- Select the text by left-clicking and dragging the cursor over the text you want to copy until it is all selected so it is highlighted.
- Copy the text by pressing the keyboard key combination Ctrl + C (either Command + C on a Mac computer) to copy the text to the computer's clipboard. You can also right-click with the text selected to open a pop-up menu and select the option Copy.
- Go to the place where you want to paste the copied text, such as the text box on your Facebook wall or a comment on a post.
- Click in the text field where you want to paste the text and press the keyboard key combination Ctrl + V (either Command + V on a Mac) to paste the copied text into the text field. You can also right-click to open a pop-up menu and select the option Paste. On Mac it is also possible to click on the menu option Edit located at the top of the screen and select the option Paste from the pop-up menu.
Another Facebook option: Share
Beyond the possibility of copying and pasting texts on Facebook, it is also possible to use the native option Share from Facebook to copy and share the publication on your wall complete from another Facebook user. To do this you just have to click on the option Share located below any Facebook post and then tap Share now.
