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Use Copy (or press Ctrl+Ins) to copy a block of selected
text from the active window to the Clipboard. The original
block of text remains unchanged.
 
You can then use Paste (Shift+Ins) to insert the text into
into an active window.
 
 Tip: Select text by putting the cursor where the text
      should begin and pressing the Shift+Arrow keys.
 
This example shows how Copy and Paste can be used together:
       1.                    2.                    3.
Select text with      Choose Copy or        Move cursor to
Shift+Arrow           press Ctrl+Ins        insertion point
                                            and choose Paste
┌──── Text ───┐       ┌──── Text ────┐      ┌──── Text ────┐
│▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │       │              │      │              │
│             │       │              │      │              │
└─────────────┘       └──────────────┘      │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒   │
                                            └──────────────┘
┌─ Clipboard ─┐       ┌─ Clipboard ─┐       ┌─ Clipboard ─┐
└─────────────┘       │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │       │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │
                      └─────────────┘       └─────────────┘
The copied text is still on the Clipboard and could be
pasted in at another point.