How to Copy and Paste Google Books

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Hoping to transfer the contents of a Google Book somewhere else? You're in good hands. We've covered exactly how to screenshot a book from Google Books and automatically transcribe the book text in a Google Docs document with a desktop internet browser.

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Open the Google Book you want to copy.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Click a book link to open it in your browser.
    You can also use the search function at books.google.com to find a book.
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Take a screenshot of the part you want to copy.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Make sure your screenshot includes all the text you want to copy.
    Then, save it to your computer.
    • If you're not sure how to take a screenshot on your computer, you can follow the steps here for some help.
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Open Google Drive in your internet browser.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Type drive.google.com into...
    Type drive.google.com into the address bar. Then, hit Enter or Return on your keyboard.
    • If you're not automatically logged in, click the Go to Google Drive button and sign in with your Google account.
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Click the + New button.

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  1. How.com.vn English: This button is located in the upper-left corner of your Drive library.
    It will allow you to upload a new file or folder to your cloud.
    • Your options will pop up on a drop-down menu.
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Click File upload on the menu.

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  1. How.com.vn English: This option will open a new pop-up window.
    It'll allow you to select a file to upload from your computer.
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Upload your book screenshot.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Select your screenshot image in the file navigator window.
    Click the Open button to upload it to your Drive.
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Right-click your book screenshot in your Drive library.

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  1. How.com.vn English: This will list your right-click options on a drop-down menu.
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Hover over Open with on the right-click menu.

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  1. How.com.vn English: A sub-menu will pop up with a list of available Google apps.
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Select Google Docs on the Open with menu.

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  1. How.com.vn English: This will open your screenshot in a new Google Docs document.
    Google Docs will automatically recognize all the text in your screenshot, and copy it to the bottom of the document as editable text.
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Select the text you want to copy at the bottom of the document.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Find the copied book text at the bottom.
    Click and drag your cursor over the text you want to copy.
    • This will highlight the selected text in blue.
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Right-click the selected text.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Your right-click options will pop up on a drop-down menu.
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Select Copy on the right-click menu.

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  1. Selecting "copy" will copy the selected text to your clipboard.
    If you want to use a keyboard shortcut, you can press Command+C on Mac or Control+C on Windows to copy.
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Right-click where you want to paste.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Your right-click options will pop up.
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Select Paste on the right-click menu.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Selecting paste will paste the copied book text here.
    As a shortcut, you can press Command+V on Mac or Control+V on Windows to paste.



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      1. Take a screenshot of a book page.
      2. Upload your screenshot to Google Drive.
      3. Right-click the screenshot in Drive.
      4. Click Open with, and select Google Docs.
      5. Find the editable book text at the bottom of the document.

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