How to copy/paste text from vi to different applications

Question

Is it possible to copy/paste text without using :vs? If I have two vi windows open, I can copy/paste text with a mouse. How can I do it with a keyboard?

I found two

Answer 1

@up exhausted the subject. I can just add that most of the combination related is with associated with system key combination find you in config for Gvim (eg. windows mapping for CTRL+C CTRL+V etc. is in mswin.vim)