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Use <i>Copy <\\/i>when you want to <i>duplicate<\\/i> something, leaving the original intact.<\\/p>\\n<p class=\\\"child-para\\\">Keyboard shortcut: Hold down Ctrl and press X to cut or C to copy.<\\/p>\\n<\\/li>\\n<li>\\n<p class=\\\"first-para\\\">Right-click the item\\u2019s destination and choose Paste.<\\/p>\\n<p class=\\\"child-para\\\">You can right-click inside a document, folder, or nearly any other place.<\\/p>\\n<p class=\\\"child-para\\\">Keyboard shortcut: Hold down Ctrl and press V to paste.<\\/p>\\n<\\/li>\\n<\\/ol>\\n<h2 id=\\\"tab2\\\">Selecting things to cut or copy<\\/h2>\\n<p>Before you can shuttle pieces of information to new places, you have to tell Windows exactly what you want to grab. The easiest way to tell it is to <i>select <\\/i>the information with a mouse. In most cases, selecting involves one swift trick with the mouse, which then highlights whatever you\\u2019ve selected.<\\/p>\\n<ul class=\\\"level-one\\\">\\n<li>\\n<p class=\\\"first-para\\\"><b>To select text in a document, website, or spreadsheet:<\\/b> Put the mouse arrow or cursor at the beginning of the information you want and hold down the mouse button. Then move the mouse to the end of the information and release the button. That\\u2019s it! That action selects all the stuff lying between where you clicked and released.<\\/p>\\n<p class=\\\"child-para Tip\\\">On a touchscreen, double-tap one word to select it. To extend your selection, touch the highlighted word again, keeping your finger pressed on the glass. Slide your finger along the glass until you\\u2019ve reached the area where the highlighting should stop. Done? Remove your finger to select that portion of text.<\\/p>\\n<p class=\\\"child-para Warning\\\">Be careful after you highlight a bunch of text. If you accidentally press the K key, for example, the program replaces your highlighted text with the letter <i>k.<\\/i> To reverse that calamity, choose Undo from the program\\u2019s Edit menu (or press Ctrl+Z, which is the keyboard shortcut for Undo).<\\/p>\\n<div class=\\\"imageBlock\\\" style=\\\"width:524px;\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" src=\\\"https:\\/\\/www.dummies.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/483816.image0.jpg\\\" height=\\\"358\\\" alt=\\\"Windows highlights the selected text, changing its color for easy visibility.\\\" width=\\\"524\\\"\\/>\\n<div class=\\\"imageCaption\\\">Windows highlights the selected text, changing its color for easy visibility.<\\/div>\\n<\\/div>\\n<\\/li>\\n<li>\\n<p class=\\\"first-para\\\"><b>To select any files or folders:<\\/b> Simply click a file or folder to select it. To select <i>several <\\/i>items, try these tricks:<\\/p>\\n<ul class=\\\"level-two\\\">\\n<li>\\n<p class=\\\"first-para\\\"><b>If all the files are in a row:<\\/b> Click the first item in the bunch, hold down the Shift key, and then select the last item. Windows highlights the first and last items as well as everything in between.<\\/p>\\n<\\/li>\\n<li>\\n<p class=\\\"first-para\\\"><b>If the files <i>aren<\\/i><i>\\u2018<\\/i><i>t<\\/i> in a row:<\\/b> Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each file or folder you want to select.<\\/p>\\n<\\/li>\\n<\\/ul>\\n<\\/li>\\n<li>\\n<p class=\\\"first-para\\\">After you\\u2019ve selected something, cut it or copy it <i>immediately<\\/i><i>.<\\/i> If you absentmindedly click the mouse someplace else, your highlighted text or file reverts to its boring self, and you\\u2019re forced to start over.<\\/p>\\n<\\/li>\\n<li>\\n<p class=\\\"first-para\\\">To delete any selected item, be it a file, paragraph, or picture, press the Delete key. Alternatively, right-click the item and choose Delete from the pop-up menu.<\\/p>\\n<\\/li>\\n<\\/ul>\\n<h2 id=\\\"tab3\\\">Cutting or copying your selected goods<\\/h2>\\n<p class=\\\"Remember\\\">After you select some information, you\\u2019re ready to start playing with it. You can cut it or copy it. (Or just press Delete to delete it.)<\\/p>\\n<p class=\\\"Remember\\\">After selecting something, right-click it. (On a touchscreen, touch it and hold down your finger to fetch the pop-up menu.) When the menu appears, choose Cut or Copy, depending on your needs, as shown in this figure. 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