How to Troubleshoot Cut, Copy, and Paste in Windows XP
Copy, cut and paste are basic Windows operations that every user should know. When you cut or copy text, that text is then saved in the clipboard until you have pasted to another location. You may cut/copy text from almost any source and paste it in to any other text available format in Windows XP.
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Instructions
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Highlight the text data by left clicking and holding down your mouse button on the left side of the text and dragging your cursor over to the end of the desired text. Release the mouse button when the desired selection is highlighted.
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Right-click on the highlighted text and select either “Copy” or “Paste” by left-clicking on the option. If you choose “Cut” then the highlighted section of text will disappear. If you choose “Copy” the highlighted text will remain but it will have been copied in to the clipboard..
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Select where you would like your cut or copied text to go then right-click.
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Select the option labeled “Paste” in order to paste the previously cut or copied text to complete your operation.
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Comments
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Using Windows XP service pack 3.
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The Paste function is not highlighted (functional) when I try to paste wheter it is a copy or cut.
