Tip #4265 - Let's Refresh
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Let's
Refresh
Today's
quick tip may seem a little basic for some of you, but I think a lot
of you out there will appreciate this. I get e-mails and even phone
calls all the time about such procedures like copy, paste and cut. Since
I receive so many requests about those things, I thought it would be
a good idea to take a step back and go over them one more time. So,
if you ever have trouble doing those little tasks, listen up, because
this tip is dedicated to you! We'll go over the basics of copying, pasting,
cutting and maybe even a couple others. Here we go!
Let's
begin with copying. There are a couple different ways you can copy something
on your computer. Both are pretty easy to do, so you'll just have to
decide which one you prefer. But, before you can do anything else, you
have to figure out what you want to copy. Once you've done that, click
your mouse button, hold it down and drag it over what you'd like to
copy. It will then be highlighted. You can then either right
click and choose Copy or you can hit Ctrl
+ C on your keyboard. Next up is the paste function. This always
comes after the copy, because you have to have something copied so that
you can paste it. Go to where you'd like to paste your material (in
an e-mail, a Word document, etc.) and click your mouse once. Then you
can either right click and choose Paste
or hit Ctrl + V on your keyboard. That's all there
is to that!
Some
of the other commands you all sometimes ask about are cut and undo.
I promise both of these functions are rather simple too, so let's go
over them right now. If you ever want to cut something out (a portion
of text, a picture, etc.) of what you're working on, all you have to
do is highlight it and then you can either right click and
choose Cut or hit Ctrl + X on your
keyboard. That part of your document will then disappear. Now, what
if you're working on something and you make a mistake? You probably
want to undo it, right? Well, the easiest way to do that is to hit Ctrl
+ Z on your keyboard. That combination will automatically undo
what you just did. Cool, huh?! Yep, just a couple mouse clicks or a
few taps on your keyboard will take you a long way!
~ Erin
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