My usual method of copying a screen area in PuTTY is via the right-click button, but also has the effect of pasting as well, resulting in entering a sequence of meaningless commands or pasting the text in an editor.
Is there another of copying which doesn't entail pasting as well?
It turns out to be much simply than I thought. When you highlight an area with the mouse, selected it and release the button, it is automatically copied on to the clipboard. I have been so hung up of copying and pasting via the right click button that I did not know of this simple option.
Answer from PuTTY how to select text and copy text using keyboard ONLY
