Scrap A temporary storage area that holds the text you last removed from a document with the Edit Cut command. The scrap also holds text you copy with the Edit Copy command. The contents of the scrap are displayed between braces ( { } ) in the status bar. To place the contents of the scrap into your document, place the cursor where you want the text, and then choose the Edit Paste command or press Shift+Insert. (Note: If the Insert function has been changed with the Utilities Customize command, Shift+Insert will not work.)