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What language is macOS set to and what language is AE set to?.Does the text contain special characters?.Does copying text within After Effects itself show any different behavior?.Attempt to paste the copied selection by either using the paste keyboard shortcut or select the paste command from the edit menu. Is the keyboard shortcut for Paste also not working or only the menu item? Steps to Reproduce: Highlight text and either use the copy keyboard shortcut or select the copy command from the edit menu.Is pasting disabled only when trying to paste into Text layers or is it also not pasting into other AE text fields like the Project panel's search or when renaming project items or layers?.
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What After Effects version are you experiencing this issue in?.Some additional answers that may help us track this down: It would be very helpful if you could make and share a screen recording of an attempt to copy & paste text from any of the listed apps. I went to the menu the option is not lid up. I search around, people suggest to install VMWare Tools. Copy & Paste is not working in my Kali Linux and my host (Mac OS X) I checked the settings I see this.
MAC COPY AND PASTE NOT WORKING MAC OS X
We have not been able to reproduce this issue on macOS 11.4 with either the latest release version ( v18.2.1 ) or the latest Beta version. If the copy feature was working in the past and all of a sudden it stopped working, then you could try either of the following options: Restart Bluetooth (Turn off & on) on both the devices (iPhone & Mac) - System Preferences -> Bluetooth -> Turn Bluetooth Off. Guacamole Menu On a Windows device with an external keyboard, the guacamole menu is displayed by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift On a Mac device with an external. I am running VMWare Fusion 11.5 Pro on Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina.