So all of the above unfortunately didn't work for me. If the problem still exists after you've tried it what might help for you is resetting the System Management Controller by pressing shift + control + option + power button for a few seconds and then releasing it.
More info on this on apple's support website
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So all of the above unfortunately didn't work for me. If the problem still exists after you've tried it what might help for you is resetting the System Management Controller by pressing shift + control + option + power button for a few seconds and then releasing it.
More info on this on apple's support website
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I found that under System Preferences, Keyboard, Shortcuts, App Shortcuts, I had 'Paste and Match Style' selected for ⌘ + V. I don't recall doing this but maybe I just forgot. This should have been a valid option but instead of pasting and matching the style, the result was it didn't paste anything.
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r/mac on Reddit: shift+command+V not working on new MacBook Air. What do I do?
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Hello! I have a question...
Recently, I had to purchase a new Mac because my last one broke; however, the keyboard copy/paste does not work as the old one did. Is there some setting I need to adjust to fix it? Here is the problem:
The basics are that copy/paste are command+C and command+V. Those work fine. But on my last laptop, I could shift+command+V to paste and have the format fit my text. My new laptop doesn't recognize this... how can I fix it?
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The standard key combination to Paste and Match Style is option-shift-command-V. Perhaps you changed the shortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts, or you were using a clipboard manager that had that key combo to paste without formatting.
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Hi- I have this same problem: command+V should paste in original format command+shift+V should paste as unformatted text command+shift+alt+V should paste and match style On my new mac, 1 and 3 work, but not 2. On my old mac, all 3 worked.
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November 28, 2022 - If restarting doesn't work, reset the SMC. For information about resetting the SMC and also the steps to do so, click on this link: Reset the SMC of your Mac. If you continue to experience the issue, confirm it's not app specific by testing in different apps.
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June 20, 2020 - Hello people, I recently (about a week ago if you're interested) bought a MacBook Pro 9,2 running Catalina 10.15.5 this is my first Mac so I'm quite unfamiliar with the os but when I press command v or command c it types v or c instead of copying or pasting even though command space works. I feel like I've tried everything from hard restarting to setting a new keyboard shortcut for it. I don't know what to do now. Thanks in advance. ... Mac Terminal : /dev/fd/12:18: command not found: compdef I have noticed when I do open it I am always greeted with an error message (see attached).
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Get a new keyboard.
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This is a duplication of your original posting from 4/17:
Suddenly copy and paste function has stopped working (on MacBook Pro)
Please don't submit the same issue multiple times. Continue the discussion in the original thread in order to avoid confusion & duplication of effort.
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I can right click and paste in all these situations, but command V will not work. ... You need to go to Keyboard Shortcuts in System Settings. If you haven't created your own or modifie them then try resetting defaults first. If that doesn't work then you'll have to create a new one specifically ...
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