If you're on Mac, Cmd+C Cmd+V and Cmd+Z do the same as in other apps, and so will Option+Left/Right for example, I guess the problem is on Windows where those s

If you're on Mac, Cmd+C Cmd+V and Cmd+Z do the same as in other apps, and so will Option+Left/Right for example, I guess the problem is on Windows where those shortcuts use Ctrl and emacs uses Ctrl for all its other shortcuts? In which case you can try cua-mode but then you might have trouble with other useful shortcuts commonly used being bound to unusual keys.