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Moving and Copying Text |
Last Updated: May 7, 2003
The results from moving or copying text are essentially the same. The main difference is that when text is to be moved, it is cut from its present location before being pasted, while in copying, the text stays where it was, but a copy is pasted in the new location.
| The selected text in the document to the right will be moved. To move it, on the menu line click on Edit>Cut |  |
| The text now looks like the document to the right. |  |
| The clipboard (see page 145) contains the cut information and if you were to look at it would look like the information to the right. |  |
| To paste the information on the clipboard move the insertion point to the place where you wish the information you cut from the original document to be placed and on the menu line click on Edit>Paste. |  |
The procedure is exactly the same as when you are moving text EXCEPT that on the menu line you tap Edit>Copy.
The clipboard is the name given to the place in memory where any text or object that is either "cut" or copied is stored. Any text, or object, on the clipboard remains there until either it is replaced with another object or text or the computer is turned off. So, if you accidentally "cut" when you really wish to "copy," you can just paste the text or object back where it came from and in the new location.
In the newer versions of MS Office it is possible to have more than one item on the clipboard. Sometimes you will see this icon.
In Word XP (2002) it is possible to see all the contents of the clipboard. On the menu line tap Edit>Office Clipboard. In this mode you can select any item on the clipboard and paste it by double clicking on it.
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