Copying, Cutting and Pasting

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Windows allows you to copy, cut and paste text and graphics between most applications.   Here's how it's done...

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To Copy an Item

 

Press CTRL + C

This will copy the currently selected (highlighted) item to the Windows clipboard.  Note that the original item will not be affected.

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To Cut an Item

 

Press CTRL + X

This will cut the currently selected (highlighted) item to the Windows clipboard. Note that this means that the original item will be deleted.

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To Paste an Item

 

Press CTRL + V

This will paste the current item from the Windows clipboard to the current location of your cursor in the active application.

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