How to copy and paste in Minecraft

Copying and pasting in Minecraft speeds up the process of everything we do, especially when something is repeated over and over again. You can copy and paste text and structures in Minecraft and save time. However, if you are new to Minecraft and don’t know how to copy and paste artwork and how it can be done, then this guide will help you with that. In this article, we will discuss how you can copy and paste in Minecraft.

Copy and paste text in Minecraft

If you want to copy and paste text in Minecraft, you can do so by following the steps below in this article:

• First select the text you want to copy in Minecraft. You can select all text by pressing Ctrl+A. If you want to copy a specific part of Minecraft, then you can select it with your mouse.
• Now copy the text by pressing the key combination Ctrl + C (common command for copying elements in Windows).
• After that, press the key combination Ctrl + V to paste the text where you want. Copy and paste structures in Minecraft.
• Copying and pasting structures in Minecraft will be very different from copying and pasting text, and it will be much more difficult. Cloning structures can help save time when you’re building something. Below are the steps to copy and paste structures in Minecraft.
• First, make sure you have created the structure you want to copy and paste.
• Now press F3 on your keyboard to bring up the status information overlay. This is to find out the coordinates of your character’s location, as well as the coordinate of the block they want to clone.
• You can also do this with the /fill command.
• You will also need the coordinates of the location where you want to paste the copied structure. This will make a total of three coordinates.
• Open a chat window in Minecraft by pressing the T key on your keyboard. In chat, type /clone [first coordinates] [second coordinates] [target coordinates].
• You will then need to hit the space bar and then type in a word to decide how the cloning will work. There are three words you can enter after a space:

1. Replace – replace all blocks in the area where you will place the copied structure.
2. Masked – Clones only non-air blocks.
3. Filtered. With this option, you will have an extra level of control over what happens when you copy and paste a structure in Minecraft.

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