# How do you copy and paste a note, across notebooks?
**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055
**Category:** Features
**Created:** [22 August 2025 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055 "2025-08-22T18:17:40Z")
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### Author:  [@Jopusr100](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Jopusr100)
#### Post date: [22 August 2025 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055/1 "2025-08-22T18:17:40Z")
OS: Windows 10 ; Joplin version: 3.4.6(prod,win32)
Looks like I’m missing something., but couldnt find an easy way to copy a note in a notebook and paste it in a different notebook. When I right click on a note, all I see are options to “Copy Markdown Link” and “Copy External Link”. I dont want to copy the links, but the whole note(including contents).
I can move the note from one notebook to another, by click-n-dragging the note to the target location..,but I want to copy(ie duplicate) across notebooks. Right now,I’m forced to duplicate the note within the notebook and then move it(via drag-n-drop).
its such a basic feature, that am sure I’m missing something!?
On a related topic, with the note open , I tried to “Edit–\> Select all” in an attempt to copy, but that doesnt work either.
pls advise,thanks
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### Author:  [@bwat47](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/bwat47)
#### Post date: [22 August 2025 18:55 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055/2 "2025-08-22T18:55:03Z")
Selecting all text in the editor and copying it would be the way to do this, what's the issue that's happening when you try to use select all?
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### Author:  [@tomasz86](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tomasz86)
#### Post date: [22 August 2025 19:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055/3 "2025-08-22T19:23:13Z")
> [@Jopusr100](#):
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> Right now,I’m forced to duplicate the note within the notebook and then move it(via drag-n-drop).
I would say this is the best way right now, especially if you want to be sure that the note contents match 100%. That said, I think it would be nice if you could duplicate notes faster, e.g. by simply selecting a note first and then pressing `Ctrl+C` and `Ctrl+V`.
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### Author:  [@Jopusr100](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Jopusr100)
#### Post date: [22 August 2025 19:44 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055/4 "2025-08-22T19:44:49Z")
Nothing gets copied. Looks like “Select all” is greyed out, even when the note is active(and my cursor is clicked inside of the note). Oh wait..the shortcut, ‘Ctrl-A’ does select all..and I can do a Ctrl-C to copy..
seems I’d do this, in the absence of a straight forward way(ie right click on a note, copy & paste )
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### Author:  [@Jopusr100](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Jopusr100)
#### Post date: [22 August 2025 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055/5 "2025-08-22T19:47:52Z")
Agreed…Ctrl-C & Ctrl-V on a note to duplicate across notebooks would be great…and/or contextual menu option(right click), to ‘copy note’ and paste option on target.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [17 August 2026 19:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-do-you-copy-and-paste-a-note-across-notebooks/47055/6 "2026-08-17T19:48:51Z")
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