2.3. Cut/Copy/Paste Text

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

  1. Select the text to cut.

  2. 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

  1. Select the text to copy.

  2. 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

  1. Position the insertion point where the copied or cut text should be placed.

  2. 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.

Result: 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.

More information

2. Text procedures.