copy, cutting and pasting

Using the cut, copy and paste commands:

In this lesson, you will learn the four steps to cut or copy text, then paste it where you want some where else in your document or another document altogether.

What is cutting text?

Cutting text is taking a portion of text from one area so you can put it some where else. The first thing you need to do is select the text you are going to move and then use the cut command. The computer puts the cut text in its memory to wait for your next command which is usually the paste command.

The cut command is "control X".

What is copy?

Copying text is selecting a portion of text and telling the computer to make a duplicate so you can put it some where else in your document. Again, the computer puts the copied text in its memory to wait for your next command which is usually the paste command.

The copy command is "control C".

What is pasting?

Pasting is the command that tells the computer to put the text that you have either cut or copied right where the curser is positioned.

The pasting command is "control V".

There are four steps you need to learn that will bring this whole concept together.

select the text that you are going to move or copy.
Determine whether you want to cut or copy the text and press that command.
Move the cursor on the spot where you are going to place the text.
Now paste the text that the computer is holding in memory.

Now the text that you have either cut or copied to memory will appear just before the curser. You can up or down arrow to hear if it worked.

A fun exercise that you can try to see if this works, is cut the word little out of the first line of your poem Mary had a little Lamb and paste it in front of the word Lamb on the fourth line. Now use the copy command to return little back to the first line.

As you become more comfortable with your computer, you will think of many ways to use these commands.

The next lesson will give you several commands that you can perform in Word to further your knowledge with this program. Extra Word Commands,

End of Lesson.