How to Copy, Cut and Paste a Document

The Windows operating system natively supports three types of actions when it comes to text-based documents -- copy, cut and paste. Copying text from a document copies the selected information to your computer's virtual clipboard, while the original text remains in the document you're working in. Cutting a selection from a document removes the selection from the original document while copying it to the computer's virtual clipboard. Pasting a copied or cut piece of information pastes that selection into a new document you're working with on your computer.

Instructions

1. Open the document that contains information you want to cut or copy by double-clicking on its icon.

2. Highlight the text that you want to copy or cut using your mouse. Highlight all of the words you want to perform an action on.

3. Right-click on the block of highlighted text. Click "Copy" to copy the information from the document, and click "Cut" to delete the information from the document while maintaining a copy on your virtual clipboard.

4. Right-click inside your document at the point where you want to paste the information you copied or cut in the previous step. Click "Paste" to paste the information into this new location in the document. You can also open an entirely separate document on your copy and paste the information into that file using the same steps.