The Copy, Cut, and Paste commands enable you to duplicate or move document contents. Text that is copied or cut is placed on the Clipboard, where it can be viewed if desired and pasted into a document.
Almost all Mac OS-compatible applications include the Copy, Cut, and Paste commands on the Edit menu. These commands work very much the same in all applications.
1. | Select the text that you want to copy (Figure 43 ). Figure 43. Select the text you want to copy or cut. |
2. | Choose Edit > Copy (Figure 44 ), or press Figure 44. The Copy, Cut, and Paste commands are all on the Edit menu.The text is copied to the Clipboard so it can be pasted elsewhere. The original remains in the document. |
1. | Select the text that you want to cut (Figure 43 ). |
2. | Choose Edit > Cut (Figure 44 ), or press The text is copied to the Clipboard so it can be pasted elsewhere. The original is removed from the document. |
1. | Position the insertion point where you want the Clipboard contents to appear (Figure 45 ). Figure 45. Position the insertion point where you want the contents of the Clipboard to appear. |
2. | Choose Edit > Paste (Figure 44 ), or press The Clipboard's contents are pasted into the document (Figure 46 ). Figure 46. The contents of the Clipboard are pasted into the document. |
The Clipboard contains only the last item that was copied or cut. Using the Paste command, therefore, pastes in the most recently cut or copied selection.