# Text is not pasted where my cursor is

Source: https://help.contextli.com/articles/text-is-not-pasted-at-my-cursor

Your dictation is always copied to the clipboard and saved in **Notes**, so you can press Cmd+V (Mac) or Ctrl+V (Windows, Linux) right away. To fix auto-paste for next time, check that **Auto-Paste** is on and, on Mac, that Contextli has Accessibility access.

## 1. Check Auto-Paste is on

1. Open **Settings > General**.
2. Under **Preferences**, make sure **Auto-Paste** is on.

![Settings, General tab: sound effects, launch at startup, auto-paste, clipboard and Siri dictation](https://cdn.kamaan.io/kamaan/sites/6ae9f572170cd8d9857a277c/images/contextli-settings-general-preferences.webp)

## 2. Click into a text field before you dictate

Contextli pastes where your cursor is when the dictation finishes. Click inside the box you want to type in first, and stay in that window until the text appears.

## 3. Mac: give Contextli Accessibility access

1. Open **System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility**.
2. Turn on **Contextli**.
3. If it is already on, turn it off and on again, then quit and reopen Contextli.

See [Grant microphone and Accessibility permissions on Mac](/articles/grant-microphone-and-accessibility-permissions-on-mac).

## 4. Windows: apps running as administrator

Windows blocks pasting into apps that run as administrator. Contextli then shows **Not pasted** and the text is on your clipboard. Press **Ctrl+V** in that app.

The same notice appears when Windows will not switch back to the window you started in. Click into that window and press Ctrl+V.

## Find the text later

Open **Notes** in Contextli and click **Copy** on the note. You can also use **Copy Last Transcript** from the tray or menu bar icon.

## My clipboard gets overwritten

Turn on **Keep my clipboard as it was after dictating** in **Settings > General**. It needs Auto-Paste on. If text then does not land in a field, find it in Notes.

## Related articles

- [Grant microphone and Accessibility permissions on Mac](/articles/grant-microphone-and-accessibility-permissions-on-mac)
- [Find, copy and retranscribe your notes](/articles/find-and-manage-your-notes)
- [The hotkey does nothing when I press it](/articles/hotkey-does-nothing)