# PC user trying to use a Mac

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 28, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521 "2008-05-28T14:00:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![AmeliaK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@AmeliaK](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmeliaK)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521/1 "2008-05-28T14:00:53Z")

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I am used to using CS3 on a PC and I am having problems on the Mac at work. I have text typed in Word and it will not copy and past (I have tried apple+c and dragging) and it won’t work. Some help would be GREAT.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Digitalosophy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/digitalosophy/32/1114_2.png) [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521/2 "2008-05-28T16:34:34Z")

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Apple + C then an Apple + V should do the trick.

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**Author:** ![Mugless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mugless](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mugless)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521/3 "2008-05-29T02:05:07Z")

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I’ve noticed when copy/pasting, Flash is real fickle, often I have to click twice into the spot where I’m pasting. Also, sometimes I have to lock down all the other layers, so that it accepts my paste. In addition, when coping in Flash, if your selection is hi-lighted in grey, it’s actually in the background and won’t grab your selection.  
I don’t have any problems copy/pasting in other apps, it seem Flash isn’t able to read my mind.

-happy trails

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**Author:** ![sekasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521/4 "2008-05-29T02:10:07Z")

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On older versions of Word for Mac, it also copies word formatting … so when you try to paste it to other apps they go “WTF”.

No real workaround apart from resaving to plain text 😕