Download a free trial of Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac here: on Mac and paste on Windows. Do this with Parallels Deskt. Improved Drag-and-Drop and Copy/Paste between OSs Now you can drag and drop text and images between Mac and Windows applications to speed up your content creation. Enjoy using the macOS shortcut “Shift+Option+Command+V” to paste unformatted text into your virtual machines, eliminating the extra steps it normally takes. I cannot copy and paste within Windows or from Windows to Mac and vice versa. Copying/pasting is working when Parallels Tools are uninstalled or disabled in Windows services. 3rd party antivirus or clipboard manager on Mac or Windows side is blocking the access to Parallels Desktop Shared Clipboard feature.
Start by selecting the text or other item to be copied or cut. Then use one of these steps to save the item to your Clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
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Copy
Press Command-C.
Or choose Edit > Copy from the menu bar.
Or Control-click (or right-click) the item you selected, then choose Copy from the shortcut menu.
Cut
Press Command-X.
Or choose Edit > Cut from the menu bar.
Or Control-click (or right-click) the item you selected, then choose Cut from the shortcut menu.
Paste, or paste and match style
First click to place your insertion point, then use one of these steps to paste your copied item at that location. When you paste and match style, the pasted item matches the font, color, size, or other style of the surrounding content.
Paste
Press Command-V.
Or choose Edit > Paste from the menu bar.
Or Control-click (or right-click) the item you selected, then choose Paste from the shortcut menu.
Paste and Match Style
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Press Option-Shift-Command-V.
Or choose Edit > Paste and Match Style from the menu bar.
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You can also drag and drop items to move or copy them to another location.
If you press and hold the Control key while taking a screenshot, the screenshot is saved to the Clipboard, ready to be pasted.
With Universal Clipboard, you can copy and paste content between your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.