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Copy and Paste / Cut and
Paste
| 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.
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| 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. |
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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
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