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How to paste text into ChatGPT to ask about it

You will learn how to drop copied text into ChatGPT for help.

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Pasting lets you drop in text you copied from somewhere else. It is very handy.

Maybe you copied an email or a note. You can ask ChatGPT about it.

First you copy the text. Then you paste it into the ChatGPT box.

Try this
  1. Highlight the text you want, then copy it.
  2. On a phone, press and hold, then tap Copy.
  3. Open ChatGPT and tap the message box.
  4. Press and hold, then tap Paste. Add your question and send.
A message you can copy

Here is some text. Please explain it to me in simple words: [paste your text here]

Paste it into ChatGPT, then change the words in brackets to fit you. It opens in a new tab, so you will not lose this page.

Buddy, your friendly guide
Buddy says

On a computer, Ctrl plus C copies and Ctrl plus V pastes. On a Mac, use Command instead.

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