How to copy a file or a document from one location to another

Copying in computing simply means replicating files or an item from one location to a different location or destination. However, when a file is copied, it is supposed to move with its content. A file or an item can be copied many times as per the user’s wish. In addition, the term replication can also be used in this scenario, that is copying or making a duplicate of the same file in different locations, having the original file resting at its source.

Steps copying a file/ item from one location to a different destination

1. Open the Windows Explorer and locate where the item or the file is. Note, it can also be a folder or any other feature
2. Right-click on the file
3. From the shortcut menu, select and click on copy
4. Open your new destination where you want to paste the file or the document
5. Right-click on an empty space in the same destination area
6. From the given menu, click on the PASTE command.

NOTE:

The given command or instructions above are different from the move and cut command, meanwhile, in the next lesson, there will be a cut and move command.

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