| Action | Paste |
| Shortcut | Ctrl + V |
| Platform | Windows |
| Category | Everyday Essentials |
On Windows, you can paste with Ctrl + V. Pastes whatever is on the clipboard at the cursor. It sits in the Everyday Essentials group and is one of the Windows shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Windows conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to paste.
Press Ctrl + V.
Pastes whatever is on the clipboard at the cursor.