# Copy and paste from windows clipboard not working - nextcloud 23 **URL:** \ **Category:** User Support\ **Created:** [October 6, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/copy-and-paste-from-windows-clipboard-not-working-nextcloud-23/1402 "2022-10-06T13:23:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nicelliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/77aa72/32.png) [@nicelliott](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/nicelliott)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/copy-and-paste-from-windows-clipboard-not-working-nextcloud-23/1402/1 "2022-10-06T13:23:44Z")
Hi, I have a few nextcloud 23 installs all running, and all have the same isue with nextcloud office/Collabora online. No matter what browser I try I can’t copy and paste data from external sources (i.e. the windows clipboard) into an online doc, e.g. .odt .ods. CTRL-V produces no output or warning of any kind. Using the Edit menu and Paste gives the following error: > Your browser has very limited access to the clipboard, so use these keyboard shortcuts Using CTRL-V as instructed at this point also does nothing. I have also tried paste special (both in the menu and keyboard shortcuts. Copying and pasting data within a document works just fine. Pasting data from the windows clipboard into .md files (nextcloud text editor) works just fine as well. This is only the collabora/nextcloud office apps. But it’s holding back from using as a full live editing tool with multiple people, as we are rarely creating content completely from scratch. Any one had this issue? I can’t find documentation that says what I am trying to do is not possible but the online help is a bit vague, and the prompt above does seem to indicate that if I use CTRL-V it should work. Would love some help! Thanks Nic ---
**Author:** ![rezhalo3](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/rezhalo3/32/949_2.png) [@rezhalo3](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/rezhalo3)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/copy-and-paste-from-windows-clipboard-not-working-nextcloud-23/1402/2 "2023-11-10T05:46:48Z")
Have you resolved this issue? I am currently experiencing this. ---
**Author:** ![Tex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Tex](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Tex)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/copy-and-paste-from-windows-clipboard-not-working-nextcloud-23/1402/3 "2023-11-10T19:22:15Z")
Hey @nicelliott, Is this copy/paste still an issue for you on the latest COOL (and/or Nextcloud)? * * * > [@rezhalo3](#): > > Have you resolved this issue? I am currently experiencing this. @rezhalo3 Can you give a little more info? What is your: 1. Collabora **Help \> About** information? - + Nextcloud version information if you have that too. 2. Browser + version. 3. Operating System. And: 1. What are you trying to copy from + paste into Collabora? * * * > [@nicelliott](#): > > Using CTRL-V as instructed at this point also does nothing. I have also tried paste special (both in the menu and keyboard shortcuts. > > Copying and pasting data within a document works just fine. > > […] and the prompt above does seem to indicate that if I use CTRL-V it should work. Yes, `Ctrl+V` is what’s used to: - Paste from external into the browser. If you try to **Right-Click \> Paste** , you’ll get that warning window you mentioned. * * * **Side Note:** For a little more technical info on copy/paste+browser issues, see the LibreOffice Conference talk I linked to in: - [Copy the results of functions in cells, not the functions themselves - #4 by Tex](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/copy-the-results-of-functions-in-cells-not-the-functions-themselves/1813/4) ---
**Author:** ![Theking2](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/theking2/32/1984_2.png) [@Theking2](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Theking2)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/copy-and-paste-from-windows-clipboard-not-working-nextcloud-23/1402/4 "2026-07-23T09:26:55Z")
I get `Failed to find this clipboard ` ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/b/bac729188222bd84aefff44a549db544d5a5ed5d.png)Operating System: Fedora Linux 44 KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.28.0 Qt Version: 6.11.1 Kernel Version: 7.1.4-202.fc44.x86\_64 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.6 GiB usable) Graphics Processor: Quadro RTX 4000 Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Product Name: Z170X-Gaming 7