CTRL + C not working with Word 2013

Anonymous
2013-10-22T15:31:17+00:00

I am running Office 2013 on Win 7 (via bootcamp on a 2-yr-old MacBook Pro) and I can't copy with CTRL + C nor paste with CTRL + V in Word. It works fine in Excel and PowerPoint (haven't used any others, so I don't know). For over 20 years I've used CTRL

  • C/V and now I have to right click to copy/paste. Is there a way to make CTRL + C/V the shortcut for copy/paste?
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  1. Stefan Blom 324.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-10-22T17:20:04+00:00

    In the Customize Keyboard dialog box, verify that Ctrl+C is assigned to EditCopy and that Ctrl+V is assigned to EditPaste. (To display the dialog box, click File tab | Options | Customize Ribbon | Customize.)

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  1. Stefan Blom 324.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-10-22T17:55:34+00:00

    The command you are looking for (for Ctrl+Z) is EditUndo.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-22T17:49:17+00:00

    Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!  I changed copy, paste, select all and find. One last request for you, the guru: I couldn't find "undo" - which I'm used to using "ctrl + z" - do you know where that is?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-22T18:09:58+00:00

    Found it. It was under "Commands not in the ribbon." Thanks again!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-16T06:20:01+00:00

    Hi Stefan,

    When I try to assign Ctrl+C to EditCopy - it does not allow any typing to be entered into the dialog box.  I am using Office 360

    Regards

    Wendy

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