This is a helpful basic how-to that tells you how to select text, and cut, copy, and paste it in Google Docs.

How to cut, copy, and paste in Google Drive If you’re using a Windows PC, you can use Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V to paste, and Ctrl+X to cut files in Google Drive. On a Mac, replace Ctrl with Command.

Google has finally flipped the switch on copy and paste keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive. Now, the CTRL+C/V keyboard shortcuts function exactly like the right-click | Make A Copy function.

For 20 sections of text, you select-copy-paste 20 separate times. With the ability to select non-contiguous text in Google Docs, you select sections of text 20 times, then copy and paste once.