Ctrl-C

In more situations than you can imagine right now, Ctrl-C places a copy of selected text into the clipboard.

This works in Windows Explorer, most word processors, spreadsheets etc and even in dialogue boxes!

Select some text in Microsoft Word then use Ctrl-C to place a copy of the selected text in the clipboard.

Highlight a cell or set of cells in your spreadsheet and use Ctrl-C to copy that data to the clipboard.

Alt-tab into Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer) and select a file name. Tap the F2 key to enter edit mode, and you’ll be able to edit that filename. Use Ctrl-C to copy the file name into the clipboard.

Ctrl-C copies to the clipboard even when the Edit menu is unavailable.

Paste your clipboard contents where you will.