When you need to copy, move or delete text in your document, you can cut or copy a selected range of text. PageStream stores cut or copied text on the clipboard. Text on the clipboard can then be pasted elsewhere in the same document, in another document, or in another application.

You can remove selected text and store it on the clipboard with the Cut command, or delete it without retaining a copy with the Clear command. You can also copy selected text to the clipboard with the Copy command. Copying text is similar to cutting except that the selected text is not changed. Text on the clipboard can be pasted in a text frame or text block with the Paste command. Alternatively, you can also use the corresponding buttons of the toolbar to execute clipboard operations.

When object(s) or text are cut or copied, the contents of the clipboard will be replaced and the previous contents of the clipboard will be lost. If data in another application is copied to the clipboard, the contents of the clipboard will also be replaced. Only one block of data may be stored in the clipboard at once.

Newly pasted text will be highlighted if Select Text on Paste in the Files panel of Preferences is enabled.

Editing text

• To remove text and copy it to the clipboard: Select the text and choose Cut.
• To remove text without copying it to the clipboard: Select the text and choose Clear, or press the Backspace or Del keys.
• To replace text with new text: Select the text and enter new text or select the text to replace and paste the new text.
• To copy text to the clipboard: Select the text and choose Copy.
• To paste the clipboard contents: Place the insertion point and choose Paste.

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