How to cut, copy and paste text or photo’s.
Knowing how to cut, copy and paste can be extremely useful for everyday computer use. I use these easy tools at least ten times a day. You can cut, copy and paste text, pictures, html, emails, and more, Here’s how.
How to copy
1. Place your cursor in front of the text you want to copy.
2. Hold your left mouse button down and run it along the text you want.
3. Release the button when you have finished.
4. Right click anywhere on the selected text. This will show a menu as in the picture below.
5. Choose copy , this will take that particular text to a clipboard until you paste it.
Note: If you copy something else before pasting the last thing you copied, it will be lost. Windows will only keep the most recent thing you copied available for you to paste somewhere. Programs like Microsoft Office keep a memory of your clipboard and you can choose to paste previous items.
How to cut
Now you can copy just about anything, however if you want to cut (remove it to move) the text has to be able to be edited by you.. For Example, you cannot cut text from someone’s webpage on the internet, but you can from a document you are writing.
To cut text from a document, simply follow the steps for copying but choose to cut on the drop down menu.
How to Paste
1. To paste something you have copied or cut simply choose where you want it to go.
2. Left click your mouse to make the cursor appear, then right click for the menu to appear.
3. Choose paste from the menu. The text you had copied will appear here.
In the picture below I have chosen a position to paste my text, then right clicked for this menu to appear.
Other ways to cut, copy and paste
At the top of most programs there is an Edit menu. You can use this menu after you have selected your item you want to copy. (Made it blue) Sometimes there can also be a picture of a pair of scissors on the top menu.
There are also the shortcut keys like CTRL + C to copy, CTRL + V to paste, and CTRL + X to cut.
You can choose to paste in various different programs. For example, you can copy text from the internet and paste it in a Microsoft word document or an email.
Drag and drop
When you have selected your text you can also drag it to a new position. When the text is blue, put the mouse on the text and hold down the left button. Move the mouse to where you want to drop the text and release your mouse button.. The text will be moved there.
I recommend you open a Microsoft word document, type a few things or copy and paste some text.. Then try to move your text to different positions on the page. You will be an expert in no time.
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