# How to copy selected text from preview (mac)
**URL:** https://discourse.jabref.org/t/how-to-copy-selected-text-from-preview-mac/2696
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [April 30, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/how-to-copy-selected-text-from-preview-mac/2696 "2021-04-30T02:33:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Samarth\_Swarup](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Samarth_Swarup)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/how-to-copy-selected-text-from-preview-mac/2696/1 "2021-04-30T02:33:13Z")
How do I copy selected text from the entry preview? Cmd-C copies the underlying bibtex entry and Shift-Cmd-C copies the _entire_ preview, not just selected text. This is incredibly frustrating.
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### Author:  [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/how-to-copy-selected-text-from-preview-mac/2696/2 "2021-04-30T10:47:12Z")
Hi,
yes, this is indeed annoying (mac user myself) The good news, we added an option for this feature to the right click menu a while ago in the development version.
[https://builds.jabref.org/main/](https://builds.jabref.org/main/)
Remember to make a backup before trying out the new version
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### Author:  [@Samarth\_Swarup](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Samarth_Swarup)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/how-to-copy-selected-text-from-preview-mac/2696/3 "2021-04-30T15:24:28Z")
Awesome, thanks! I tried it and it works. Appreciate the quick response.