The C key stopped working, any workaround to emulate 'Command + C'?

On a macbook, the C key isn't working anymore, so i was wondering if there was a way to trigger the command + c shortcut other than pressing the command and C keys

Thanks a lot

Solution 1:

Yes, you can use the Edit menu and select copy

Solution 2:

This page tells you how to pick a different keyboard shortcut for Copy: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13911

To address the larger issue of not having a C key anywhere else, you can use the Keyboard Viewer (search for it in Finder Help) to press any key that's malfunctioning when an external keyboard isn't convenient or at hand. Adding c to the special characters window might also work better for some than summoning the keyboard viewer.

Solution 3:

Quick and easy: Use Right-Click, or the trackpad two-finger-click gesture, or the Control+Click keyboard shortcut (all of which do the same thing effectively) to invoke a context menu on whatever you have selected, and you can choose Copy from the context menu.

Also quick and easy: Invoke the Edit menu from the keyboard and select Copy from there, as Maximus has proposed. Or go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts to create a new shortcut for Copy, as Nik M has helpfully proposed.

Neither quick nor easy:

If you enjoy Rube Goldbergian solutions, you will love this:

Change your keyboard layout to Dvorak. System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources. If you tick "Show input menu in menu bar" you can even get a lovely drop-down menu in the menu bar for fast switching between layouts. You can use standard QWERTY most of the time and switch to Dvorak when you need the C key.

But why switch back and forth? Just commit, and learn Dvorak for all your typing needs!

Dvorak puts the C on a key you haven't broken yet, and moves the—well, that letter after I and before K, you know the one—to where the C used to be.

And really, who ever uses that letter? You'll be totally fine without it.

Sincerely, your friend...

facepalm onathan

_{p.s. I jest. Do the first one. It's what I've always done in a broken-key situation.}