# Copy and Reuse OCR Results

After character recognition finishes, you can copy, search, quick-insert the text at your current cursor, or save the result as a new plain text clip to sync it across your connected devices.

## Workflow

:::steps
:::step{title="Select text in preview panel"}

Once text extraction completes, the preview panel presents selectable lines. You can drag your mouse (or slide on mobile screens) to select a range of characters, or double-click to select individual words.

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:::step{title="Copy, insert, or save as card"}

*   **Copy All:** Click **Copy All** at the bottom to copy the entire extracted text block into your system clipboard.
*   **Quick Insert:** Click **Quick Insert** to paste the selected characters directly into the cursor position of your current active application.
*   **Save as Text Card:** Click **Save as Text Card** to instantly convert the OCR results into a standard text clip card in your history.

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:::step{title="Verify and sync"}

**Success sign:** 
1. If you chose **Save as Text Card**, return to the clipboard history and verify that a new text card containing the extracted words is listed.
2. If sync is enabled, this newly created text card will sync to your other devices just like a normal text clip (via Nearby Sync or Cloud Sync).
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## Next steps

*   Learn about cross-device distribution on the [Cross-Device Copy and Paste](/features/cross-device-paste) page.
*   Learn about mobile fast input options on the [Quick Input Search Bar](/features/quick-input/search-bar) page.