2.3. Cut/Copy/Paste Text
About this task
Place material from your script on the Clipboard by either cutting it or copying it.
- Cut a selection.
- Copy a selection.
- Paste text.
Cut a selection
Procedure
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Select the text to cut.
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Do one of the following.
- Press Ctrl+X.
- Click the Cut button on the Program Editor toolbar.
- Click Edit>Cut on the Program Editor menu bar.
Result: The selection is cut from the script and placed on the Clipboard.
Copy a selection
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Select the text to copy.
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Do one of the following.
- Press Ctrl+C.
- Click the Copy button on the Program Editor toolbar.
- Click Edit>Copy on the Program Editor menu bar.
Result: The selection remains in the script, and a copy of it is placed on the Clipboard.
Paste text
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Position the insertion point where the copied or cut text should be placed.
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Do one of the following.
- Press Ctrl+V.
- Click the Paste button on the Program Editor toolbar.
- Click Edit>Paste on the Program Editor menu bar.
Results
The contents of the Clipboard are pasted at the insertion point location.
Note: If text is selected when you paste Clipboard text, the Clipboard text is inserted before the selected text.