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Shortcut key: CTRL+INS
 
Use the Copy command, or press CTRL+INS, to copy selected
(highlighted) text from the active window to the Clipboard.
The text in the active window stays intact but is no longer
highlighted.
 
Once a block of text is in the Clipboard, choose Paste,
or press SHIFT+INS, to insert it into an active window.
 
  ► Use the SHIFT+arrow keys to select text in the
    active window.
To use the Copy and Paste commands together:
 
1. Select text       2. Choose Copy     3. Move cursor to
   with                 or press           insert point;
   SHIFT+ARROW KEY      CTRL+INS           choose Paste
┌Active Window┐       ┌Active window┐       ┌Active window┐
│▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │       │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │       │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │
│             │       │             │       │             │
└─────────────┘       └─────────────┘       │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │
                                            └─────────────┘
┌──Clipboard──┐       ┌──Clipboard──┐       ┌──Clipboard──┐
└─────────────┘       │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │       │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  │
                      └─────────────┘       └─────────────┘
TIP: The copied text is still in both the active window
     and the Clipboard.