# Is there a way to copy and paste selected cells in Visual Mode

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-copy-and-paste-selected-cells-in-visual-mode/2147>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [July 12, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-copy-and-paste-selected-cells-in-visual-mode/2147 "2019-07-12T15:09:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![bdonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/bdonkey/32/1926_2.png) [@bdonkey](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/bdonkey)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-copy-and-paste-selected-cells-in-visual-mode/2147/1 "2019-07-12T15:09:11Z")

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After I have selected cells in visual mode, I cannot find a way to copy and paste them to another part of my notebook. Am I missing something? Can this be done?

thank you

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**Author:** ![jayisstem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jayisstem](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jayisstem)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-copy-and-paste-selected-cells-in-visual-mode/2147/2 "2019-07-13T17:01:22Z")

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+1