Exactly how do I ''cut & paste''?

Question

I am reasonably good at this computer lark but there are areas I havn't mastered, I am self taught, so how do I do it please?

Answer 1

Right click on the object or file you want to cut or paste. You will see this options in the drop down menu. Keep one thing in mind tho! When you cut, you will delete the object! If you simply want to make a copy of a file and put it somewhere else, use copy and paste instead! This is usually what I do and keeps you from deleting files accidently. You can use these options in text files too! When you use the cut or copy command, the data is stored into what is called the clipboard. It remains there until the PC is turned of or you cut or copy another item.

Answer 2

for files:- right click on the icon and select cut then go to the place you wish to paste to ....e.g another folder and right click and select paste the icon should appear in that folder

for text, highlight the text by holding the left mouse button and dragging over it and do the same thing

when text is highlighted pressing ctrl+x will cut it, ctrl+v will paste it to where the text cursor is ( these shortcuts can be used for files too when they are selected with a single mouse click)

Answer 3

If you right click on the item you want to copy/cut with your mouse, a small white menu comes up on the screen. Left click on copy or cut. (the menu disappears-you have copied this item) Go to the place you wish it to be, right click (to bring up the small menu again) left click on paste and the item should be transferred. A quicker way though is to use ctrl-c for copy and ctrl-v for paste. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Hi Clare

When on word at top of screen click on help and then assistant a box will open up and type in a question an the pc will help you.

Hope this helps you more

Hedgy the hedgehog

Answer 5

Well:
Copy= Ctrl+C
Paste=Ctrl+V

Answer 6

when you want to cut some parts of a text, just highlight the part with your mouse and press Ctrl and X at the same time. then bring the curser to your destination and press Ctrl and V to paste.

Answer 7

Before you can "cut", you need to "copy" something first, so hold the CTRL+C keys, and that will "copy" whatever it is into your Clipboard. Then go to where you want this text to appear, and hold the CTRL+V, which is the "paste" part.

Answer 8

highlight what you want to cut and paste.
2. right-click on it
3. click on cut.
4. go to where you want to paste.
push CTRL + V on the keyboard

Answer 9

in many programs when you "right click" you get a dropdown menu. this should contain the commands cut/paste

Answer 10

HOW TO CUT AND PASTE
1 HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU NEED TO CUT AND PASTE (TO DO THIS LEFT CLICK AND MOVE CURSOR TIL TEXT IS HIGHLIGHED)
2 RIGHT CLICK AND IT WILL SAY COPY (CLICK ON COPY)
3 GOTO WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO PASTE THE TEXT
(RIGHT CLICK AND CLICK ON PASTE)

THAT IT YOU DONE IT