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If you want to leave an item in
its original location and also
insert it somewhere else, use
Copy instead of Cut.
When you paste an item into a
document from the clipboard, the
item also remains on the
clipboard unless you replace it.
So you can continue to paste the
same item from the clipboard to
multiple locations in your
document.
Dragging and Dropping T ext
Move
Copy
Do not release the CODE key
until after you have released
the right mouse button.
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" To copy a selection:
1. Select the item or text you want to copy.
2. Choose Copy from the Edit menu, click on the Copy icon, or press
. The item remains in your document and also goes to the
COPY
clipboard, replacing any other item in the clipboard.
3. Move the insertion point to the location where you want the item to
appear.
4. Choose Paste from the Edit menu or press
The contents of the clipboard are inserted into the document.
" To replace text:
1. Select the word or words you want to replace.
2. Type the replacement text. The new text replaces the original text.
" To replace one block of text with another:
1. Select the block of text you want to replace the existing text.
2. Press
or
COPY
CUT
is placed in the clipboard.
3. Select the block of text you want to replace, and choose Paste from the
Edit menu. The selection is replaced by the contents of the clipboard.
The drag and drop feature provides a quick way to move or copy text
without using the clipboard.
" To move or copy a selection with drag and drop:
1. Select the text you want to move or copy.
2. Move the mouse pointer over the selected text.
3. Press and hold down the right mouse button. The pointer changes to the
drag and drop pointer.
4. To move, drag the pointer so that it is over the location where you want
to move the selection.
OR
To copy, press
CODE
5. Release the right mouse button. The selected text is moved or copied to the
new location.
, or choose Copy or Cut from the Edit menu. The text
and drag the pointer.
.
PASTE
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