Copy and Paste is
the process of selecting, copying, and transferring
(pasting) text from one location to another. It
is a fast and efficient way to transfer code from
a text editor like Notepad to a HTML document in
your site file manager. Or copy selected text from
a web page or e-mail and save it to a text document
for reference later.
A quick review of how it works is, selected and copied
text is saved on the "clipboard" in your
computer and then pasted (transferred) to a text
editor such as Notepad or Word. The copied text will
remain on the clipboard until you copy something
else or clear the clipboard.
Selecting All the Text:
There are 3 ways to select "all the text" on
a page.
Click on "Edit" in the
toolbar, and choose "Select All"
Right click on the page, and choose "Select
All" from the menu.
Keyboard Short cut, depress the "Ctrl" key
+ "A" key.
Select a single word, phrase, sentence, or
paragraph.
Place the cursor at the start of the text you wish
to select, depress and hold-down the left mouse
button. Now drag the cursor in the direction of
the text you wish to select. To the right or left
for single words or phrases, up or down for sentences
and paragraphs. When all the text is selected,
release the mouse button.
Selecting Text in a Textbox or Text Editor..
When selecting text in a text area first place
the cursor over the text area and click once on
the left mouse button to activate the cursor. The
cursor will now be blinking in the text area.
Four ways to select all the text in a text area:
Click on "Edit" in the
toolbar, and choose "Select All"
Right click on the text area, and choose "Select
All" from the menu.
Keyboard Short cut, depress the "Ctrl" key
+ "A" key.
With the cursor blinking at the top of
the text area, hold down the "Shift" key
+ the "Down" arrow.
Two ways to select a single word, phrase, sentence,
or paragraph.
Place the cursor at the start of the text
you wish to select, depress and hold-down
the left mouse button. Now drag the cursor
in the direction of the text you wish to
select. To the right or left for single words
or phrases, up or down for sentences and
paragraphs. When all the text is selected,
release the mouse button.
With the cursor blinking at the start
of the text you wish to select, depress
the "Shift" key
and using the left, right, up, or down
arrows select the text you wish to copy.
Copy the Text:
Whether you selected a single word, phrase, sentence,
paragraph, or all the text on the page the Copy
process is the same. Here are three methods of "Copying" the
text.
Click on "Edit" in the
toolbar, and choose "Copy"
Right click, and choose "Copy" from
the menu.
Keyboard Shortcut, depress the "Ctrl" key
+ "C" key to Copy.
Paste the Text:
To paste text you have to be in a text area, ie
Notepad, Word, or a text editor. For those new
to Copy & Paste, in a text area the cursor
will be blinking when activated.
To Paste the text, place the cursor (and activate)
where you wish to place the text. These are the
three methods you can use to "Paste" the
text.
Click on "Edit" in the
toolbar, and choose "Paste"
Right click on the text
area, and choose "Paste" from
the menu.
Keyboard Short cut, depress
the "Ctrl" key
+ "V" key to Paste.
That is all there is to it..!
Take a couple of minutes to learn it, and this
little feature can save you a lot of time.
