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This wikiHow teaches you how to paste in a Facebook Messenger conversation.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:Pasting in Facebook Messenger App for iPhone/iPad/Android
Method 1
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1Long-press the area where the text you want to paste is located. The highlighter will appear.
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2Drag over the text you want to paste. It will be highlighted. A set of options will appear above it.Advertisement
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3Tap Copy. The text has been copied to your clipboard.
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4Open the Messenger app. It's the app with a blue and white chat bubble.
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5Tap Home. It's the house icon.
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6Choose a recipient. You can tap on an existing conversation, or tap the New Message icon to start a new conversation.
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7Long-press the text box. The option to Paste will appear.
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8Tap Paste. Your selected text has now been pasted to your chat box.
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9Tap Send. Your pasted text has now been sent as a message to your selected recipient.Advertisement
Method 2
Method 2 of 2:Pasting in Facebook Messenger on Desktop
Method 2
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1Click and drag over the text you want to paste. It will be highlighted.
- Alternatively, if you want to paste a photo in Messenger, hover over the photo with your cursor.
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2Ctrl + Click on the highlighted text or photo. A menu of options will appear.
- If you're using a Windows computer, right-click on the content instead.
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3Click Copy.
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4Go to Facebook Messenger
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5Choose a recipient. You can click on an existing conversation, or click the New Message icon to start a new conversation.
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6Ctrl + Click on the chat box. A set of options will appear.
- If you are using a Windows computer, right-click on the chat box instead.
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7Click Paste. Your selected content has now been pasted into the chat box on Messenger.
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8Click Send. Your pasted content has now been sent as a message to the selected recipient.Advertisement
Warnings
- When pasting a photo to Messenger on Desktop, the photo will be sent to the recipient automatically, without giving you the option to press send.Thanks!
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Updated: March 5, 2017
Views: 33,588
Categories: Facebook Messenger
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