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Copy and Paste
is used when you want to make a copy of text or images. You
can make a copy to another place in the same document, to
another document, and even to another programme (e.g. from
e-mail to a word processor). The procedure is the same for
all.
Highlight the text/image
you want to copy.
Click on the Copy icon.
Click with your mouse pointer in the place / document where
you want to paste the text/image.
Click on the Paste icon.
Cut and Paste
is used when you want to move words or sections of text from
one place to another. You can move text or images from one
place in a document to another, or to another document, or
to another programme. The procedure is the same for all.
Highlight the text/image
you want to cut.
Click on the Cut icon.
Click with your mouse pointer in the place / document where
you want to paste the text/image.
Click on the Paste icon.
Instead of using the icons you could
also use the Edit Menu. You will
see Copy, Cut and Paste
in the menu.
You could also use a keyboard method:
- Ctrl-C
to Copy (C for Copy)
- Ctrl-X
to Cut (X is the pattern of open scissors)
- Ctrl-V
to Paste (V for Very Clever!! ) - that was a joke.
Note: The Paste
icon or menu item is not available until something has been
copied or cut.
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