How to paste in copilot

Question

Please can someone explain how to paste in copilot. I have tried and nothing happens.

Thank you

Answer 1

Pasting into Copilot depends on which Copilot experience is being used. From the provided information, there are two relevant patterns:

1. Copilot in OneNote (desktop)
   To use Copilot with content already on the clipboard:
   1. Open OneNote (Windows key, type “OneNote”, press Enter).
   2. Go to the page where Copilot should be used (Ctrl+Page Down / Ctrl+Page Up).
   3. Open the Copilot pane with Alt+H, F, X.
   4. Tab until focus is in the Compose box (“Prompt area group, tell me what you want to do”).
   5. Paste normally with Ctrl+V (this pastes into the prompt text box).
   6. Press Enter to have Copilot respond.
   7. To paste Copilot’s response back into OneNote or another app, choose Copy in the Copilot pane, then use Ctrl+V where the content should go.
2. Smart paste (Preview) in model‑driven apps (form fill assistance)
   If using Copilot’s “smart paste” to fill forms (for example in Power Apps model‑driven apps, Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys, or Project Operations):
   1. Copy the source text or image to the clipboard.
   2. Make sure no specific field is selected in the form.
   3. Either click the smart paste icon in the command bar, or press the normal paste shortcut (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V).
   4. Copilot analyzes the clipboard content and suggests values inline for relevant fields.
   5. To bypass smart paste and paste directly into a single field, click that field first and then press Ctrl+V.

If nothing happens when pasting, ensure:

• Focus is in a text entry area (for example, the Copilot Compose box or a specific form field), and
• The feature (such as smart paste) has been enabled by an admin where required.

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References:

• Use Copilot in OneNote with a screen reader
• Use Copilot's form fill assistance feature in model-driven apps
• Use Copilot's form fill assistance feature in Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Journeys