Cut and Paste

Cut and Paste refers to functionality which allows a person to move information between desktop applications.

Cutting content deletes whatever the user has selected, and places it on the Clipboard.

Cut differs from Copy in that it removes or deletes the selected content and places it on the clipboard. In short, Cut is destructive, Copy is not.

See Copy and Paste.

How to Cut and paste

On a Windows Computer

1. Using a mouse, select a range of text you'd like to cut
2. Type Ctrl-X (Cut)
3. Switch between applications (using Alt-Tab) to the place you'd like to paste
4. Type Ctrl-V (Paste)

On a Mac OS X Computer

1. Using a mouse, select a range of text you'd like to cut
2. Type Command-X (Cut)
3. Switch between applications (using Command-Tab) to the place you'd like to paste
4. Type Command-V (Paste)

Related

• Copy and Paste
• Clipboard