Copy, Cut, Paste and Delete

See also Drag and Drop.

The Copy, Cut and Paste operations use the Windows' clipboard.

What is copied?

The Copy operation copies the selected elements to the Windows' clipboard. The details depend on what is selected:

• One or more graphical elements: All selected graphics are copied. If there are component’s symbols among the selected elements, the components are also copied. The connection lines between the selected symbols, as well as connections between selected components are also copied.
• A component in the list field or outline: The selected component is copied.
• A value in a non-typable field: The value is copied.
• A portion of the text in a typable field or a text element: The selected text is copied.

To copy one or more elements to the clipboard,

1. Select the element(s).
2. Choose the menu item Edit | Copy,
   or press the Copy button on the toolbar,
   or press Ctrl+Insert or Ctrl+C,
   or point the mouse cursor at one of the selected elements, press the right mouse button and select Copy from the pop-up menu.

The connection lines are copied to the clipboard if both connected components’ symbols are copied.

The text and graphical elements copied to the clipboard may also be pasted in other Windows’ applications (e.g., in Microsoft Office documents). See also To copy a view.

To cut (i.e., copy to clipboard and delete from window) one or more elements,

1. Select the element(s).
2. Select the menu item Edit | Cut,
   or press the Cut button on the toolbar,
   or press Shift+Delete or Ctrl+X,
   or point the mouse at one of the selected elements, press the right mouse button and select Cut from the pop-up menu.

To delete (without copying to clipboard) one or more elements,

1. Select the element(s) that are to be removed from the document.
2. Choose the menu item Edit | Delete,
   or press Delete key,
   or point the mouse at one of the selected elements, press the right mouse button and select Delete from pop-up menu,

To paste (i.e., insert) the contents of the clipboard,

1. Select the window to which the elements are to be pasted.
2. Choose the Edit | Paste item from the Edit menu,
   or press the Paste button on the toolbar,
   or press Shift+Insert or Ctrl+V.
3. If the cursor changes its form to  (this happens only when copying from a list or an outline to a form), then indicate the position where to insert the selection.

To paste an element from the clipboard to a specific position,

1. Move the mouse cursor to the desired position. The position must be outside of any other element.
2. Press the right mouse button.
3. Choose Paste here from the pop-up menu.