Copying and Pasting

The Windows operating system supports copying text from one place to another, to save you from retyping things over and over.  The Windows "clipboard" is used for this -- you "copy" text onto the clipboard, and then you can "paste" it somewhere else.  This can be useful if you accidentally type information in the wrong place and want to move it, and also when making multiple copies of the same text.  There are two different key sequences that accomplish the same thing, so you can use whichever is more comfortable for you.  Basically, it is a 4-step process:

1. Highlight the text you want to copy, using the mouse (click-drag) or the keyboard (shift-arrow).

2. Copy the text to the "clipboard", with either Ctrl-Insert or Ctrl-C.

3. Move to where you want to copy the text, either with the mouse or keyboard.

4. Paste the text from the clipboard with either Shift-Insert or Ctrl-V.

Note that the text will stay on the clipboard until something else is copied, so you can paste it to another dialog field, or paste it as many times as you like by repeating steps 3 and 4 above.

If you want to move the text instead of copy it, then you can use "cut" instead of "copy" in step 2 above.  Use Ctrl-X or Shift-Delete to cut (or delete) the text.  The text will also be copied to the clipboard so you can paste it.  Be careful not to use Ctrl-Delete, since this will delete it permanently rather than put it on the clipboard.  (This is one good reason to use Ctrl-X instead of Shift-Delete, to avoid confusion.)