Move or Copy Text

You can reposition text in your document by cutting and then pasting it. You also can repeat text by copying and then pasting it.

When you move text by cutting and pasting it, the text disappears from the original location and appears in a new one. When you copy and paste text, the text remains in the original location and also appears in a new one.

USING TOOLBAR BUTTONS

1. Select the text you want to move or copy.

   Note 

   To select text, see the section “Select Text.”

2. To move text, click either the Cut icon () or the Copy icon ().

   

3. Click to place the insertion point at the location where you want the text to appear.

4. Click the Paste icon ().

   The text appears at the new location.

   

DRAGGING AND DROPPING

1. Select the text you want to move or copy.

2. Place the mouse pointer over the selected text ( changes to ).

3. To move text, drag the mouse ( changes to ); to copy text, press and hold and drag the mouse ( changes to ).

   

   The text appears at the new location.

   

Is there a way I can move or copy text using menus?

Yes. You can select the text that you want to move or copy and then right-click it. A context menu appears; click Cut or Copy. Then, place the insertion point at the location where you want the text to appear and right-click again. From the context menu, click Paste. These three commands also appear on the Edit menu.

Is there a way I can move several selections at the same time?

Yes. You can click Edit and then click Office Clipboard. The Clipboard task pane appears, displaying up to the last 24 selections that you cut or copied. Cut each selection you want to move. Then, place the insertion point in the document where you want the text to appear. Click a selection in the Clipboard task pane to place it in the document.