Copy-And-Paste or Cut-And-Paste

Copy-And-Paste or Cut-And-Paste

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The technique of copying text from one location or file to another. If the text in the original location is deleted, it is called cut-and-paste. Whether cutting or copying, the process begins by positioning the cursor at one end of the text to be copied, and clicking and dragging to the other end to highlight the text. Or if you want to copy the entire text on a page, use Edit/Select All or press Control and the letter A simultaneously.

At this point, there are three common ways to cut or copy and then paste. Which ones work may vary by the software you are using.

1. Select Edit and then Copy or Cut from the pull-down menus in your software. Then position your cursor in the location you want to copy to, even if it is in a different window, and then select Edit and Paste.

2. Right click on the highlighted text and select Cut or Copy. Position the cursor in the location to be copied to, and right click and select Paste.

3. Press the Control key and the X key together to cut or Control and C to copy. Position the cursor and press Control and V to paste. With a Macintosh, substitute the Command key for the Control key.