Paste or send text to a Lab VM

Products

• VMWare Hands-on Labs
• Education: On-demand Training

Issue/Introduction

There are three ways to send or paste text into a Lab VM.

Resolution

You can send text to a Lab VM by utilizing any of these methods after the Lab has started. 

• Use the intercept paste method:
  1. Highlight the text.
  2. Press Ctrl-C to copy the text.
  3. Press Ctrl-V to paste the text into the VM.
• Use the drag text method:
  1. Highlight the text to copy and ‘grab’ it.
  2. Drag it into the VM window.
• Use the send text method:
  1. Click on the Send Text icon
  2. Enter the text to send to the VM
  3. Click Send