kUsing the Clipboard for Copy and Paste

You can copy (or cut) a function, command, or other input to the clipboard, and then paste the clipboard contents at another location.

Note

In the Math input/output mode, the copy (or cut) range you can specify is limited by the range of movement of the cursor. In the case of parentheses, you can select any range within a parenthetical expression or you can select the entire parenthetical expression.

uTo specify the copy range

1. Move the cursor ( ) to the beginning or end of the range of text you want to copy and then press !i(CLIP).

• This will cause to appear in the status bar.

2. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor and highlight the range of text you want to copy.

3. Press 1(COPY) to copy the highlighted text to the clipboard, and exit the copy range specification mode.

The selected characters are not changed when you copy them.

To cancel text highlighting without performing a copy operation, press J.

uTo cut the text

1. Move the cursor ( ) to the beginning or end of the range of text you want to cut and then press !i(CLIP).

• This will cause to appear in the status bar.

2. Use the cursor keys to move the cursor and highlight the range of text you want to cut.

3. Press 2(CUT) to cut the highlighted text to the clipboard.

Cutting causes the original characters to be deleted.

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