Copy and Pasting in Workspaces

In order to make your data as safe as possible in Workspaces, there are some restrictions placed on copy and paste actions.

Copy and paste into a workspace

It is possible to copy content form outside of a workspace and paste it into the workspace. Your normal shortcuts (ctrl+c, ctrl+v, ctrl+x) will work in many native workspace interfaces such as the text file editor and R Console.

Copy and paste into an app

Some apps within a workspace have an additional level of data security which comes with its own built-in clipboard, copying and pasting using the normal keyboard shortcuts for the following apps will not work:

  • R Development Environment
  • Jupyter notebook
  • Custom containerised apps.

It is possible to copy content from outside of one of these apps and paste it within the app using the small sidebar shown in the app window.

  • Copy your text from inside or outside of the TRe
  • Go to the app and select the side bar
  • Use the paste icon to add the text to the local clipboard
  • The text will be pasted into the app where your cursor is.

It is not possible to paste text into Collabora from an external source (including other workspace apps or interfaces).

Copy and pasting within an app

R Development Environment and Jupyter Notebook

To copy and paste content within the R Dev Environment or Jupyter Notebook, use the normal keyboard shortcuts.  

You cannot copy text from either of these apps and paste it outside (e.g. other apps or the file editor); to move content from R Studio or Notebooks to another app, save the file in your file directory within the app (file > save) and then open this file from the other application.

Collabora

It is not possible to copy content into any of the Collabora apps; only copy and paste within the app.

To copy text within a Collabora app, use the right click and copy (or cut) option.
Paste works either using ctrl+v or right click and paste.

Updated on November 21, 2025
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