Facebook is a great way of sharing original thoughts and content through different types of posts that are available on the website. For that reason, it’s no wonder you might notice some content on Facebook that you particularly like, and would want to share with your friends. However, Facebook users don’t always make their posts shearable and available to the public.
In that case, your best option would be to copy and paste the content in question, either from someone else’s Facebook post to your own, or even to a different destination. Here’s how you can do just that:
Copying and pasting on desktop
If you’re currently using Facebook on your computer, you can follow these simple steps below to copy and paste content:
- Load the Facebook website in your preferred internet browser, and sign in if necessary.
- Then, locate the content you’d like to copy, whether it’s on your News Feed or on someone’s personal page.
- Once the content has been found, highlight the entire text by clicking and then dragging your cursor from the beginning to the end of the text. Then, you can copy the text by pressing the Control/Command + C keys on your keyboard.
- If the content in question is an image, you can copy it by right-clicking on the image, and then selecting the ‘Copy Image URL/Address’ option.
- Now, simply find the place where you would like to transfer the copied content, and paste it by pressing the Control/Command + V keys on your keyboard.
Copying and pasting on mobile
In case you’re using Facebook on your tablet or smartphone, on the other hand, you could also copy and paste content there. Here’s how:
- Load the Facebook application on your device, and sign in if necessary.
- Then, locate the content you’d like to copy, whether it’s on your News Feed or on someone’s personal page.
- Once the content has been found, press and hold it until an option appears. Then, select the Copy/Copy Text option.
- Now, simply find the place where you would like to transfer the copied content. You can paste this content by pressing and holding the text field, and then selecting the Paste option that pops up.
Note: Regardless of the type of content you are copying, make sure you have the person’s permission beforehand. Without permission, copying and pasting could be considered plagiarism, or even theft of intellectual property.
And that’s it; all the necessary steps you need to take in order to copy and paste content on Facebook, regardless of the device you’re currently using.
