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# Copying and pasting from one computer to another

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  Tuple supports copying and pasting text between computers. Super helpful when you're working on code together!

  <Note>
    Cross-machine clipboard actions come from the person viewing the shared screen. When you are sharing your screen, your copy and paste shortcuts continue to use only your own clipboard.
  </Note>

  To use this feature, you can cmd + c any text value and use cmd + v to paste it:

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tuple-0f82e5be/O4IiteXcXoa48ycm/images/pairing-with-tuple/copying-and-pasting-from-one-computer-to-another-sharing-your-clipboard/copy-and-paste-between-computers.gif?s=dfe98c2f0030a2cfb4a81b68e260d98c" alt="Copying text on one computer and pasting it on the paired computer" width="800" height="672" data-path="images/pairing-with-tuple/copying-and-pasting-from-one-computer-to-another-sharing-your-clipboard/copy-and-paste-between-computers.gif" />

  **When you're viewing a screen, you can:**

  * Copy text from your computer, mouse over the Tuple window, and paste the text on their computer.
  * Select something on your pair's computer, copy it, and paste it to your computer.
  * Copy text from your pair's computer and paste it elsewhere on their computer, without changing their clipboard.
  * Copy text from your computer and paste it elsewhere on your computer, without changing their clipboard.

  **When you're the person sharing their screen, you can:**

  * Copy text from your computer and paste it elsewhere on your computer, without changing your pair's clipboard.
  * Work with your clipboard normally as if you weren't pairing.

  Each person has their own independent clipboard when pairing. All data is encrypted end-to-end (more about our [security practices](https://tuple.app/security?utm_source=docs)).

  **Note:** Tuple disables command keys by default so that you don't accidentally command-tab on your pair's computer when you meant to command-tab away from Tuple. If you'd like to paste text on your pair's machine, make sure the Cmd Keys keyboard setting is enabled (more about [keyboard modes](/pairing-with-tuple/interacting-with-a-shared-screen)).

  **Note:** This feature only works when a user uses cmd+c to select text. For example, it will not work when copying text via a JavaScript backed button on a webpage.
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  Tuple supports copying and pasting text between computers on Windows. Cross-machine clipboard actions come from the person viewing the shared screen, so this works whether you're pairing with another Windows user or with someone on macOS.

  <Note>
    When you are sharing your screen, your own copy and paste shortcuts continue to use only your own clipboard. Each person has their own independent clipboard when pairing.
  </Note>

  **When you're viewing a shared screen, you can:**

  * Copy text from your computer, mouse over the Tuple viewing window, and paste it on the host's computer.
  * Select something on the host's computer, copy it, and paste it on your own computer.
  * Copy text from the host's computer and paste it elsewhere on their computer, without changing their clipboard.
  * Copy text from your computer and paste it elsewhere on your computer, without changing the host's clipboard.

  ### Sending keystrokes to the host

  For paste to reach the host machine, your keystrokes need to be forwarded. Make sure the **Keyboard** mode is selected in the guest toolbar at the top of the shared screen window — in **No Keyboard** mode, your keystrokes stay on your machine and won't paste on the host. Keystrokes are only forwarded while the **Remote control** mouse mode is active; in Highlight Click or Paint mode, they stay on your machine. See [Interacting with a shared screen](/pairing-with-tuple/interacting-with-a-shared-screen) for more on mouse and keyboard modes.

  When you're pairing across operating systems, Tuple does not translate modifier keys. If the host is on macOS and you want to trigger a shortcut that uses the command key (⌘), press the Windows key (⊞) on your keyboard instead — so paste becomes ⊞+V when pasting onto a Mac host.

  ### Limitations

  * This feature only works when text is copied with a standard copy shortcut. Copies triggered by a JavaScript button on a webpage, for example, won't sync between machines.
  * Only text is synced across machines — files and images are not transferred through the shared clipboard.

  All clipboard data is encrypted end-to-end (more about our [security practices](https://tuple.app/security?utm_source=docs)).
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