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Cut, Copy, and Paste

Cut moves the selection to the Clipboard and deletes the original. Copy places a duplicate of the selection on the Clipboard. Paste places the contents of the Clipboard into your drawing. By default, when you paste a selection multiple times, each time you paste, the object is offset so each is visible. You can also paste a selection without offset, so each time you paste the selection it will stack on top of the previous one. You can place the Clipboard contents as many times as necessary. Clear removes the selection.

To cut a selection

1 Choose the Select Objects button img from the Editing Tools group and then click to select the entity you want to cut.

2 Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X). The selection is removed to the Clipboard.

To copy a selection to the clipboard

1 Choose the Select Objects button img from the Editing Tools group and then click to select the entity you want to copy.

2 Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C). The selection is copied to the Clipboard.

To paste a selection from the clipboard

  • Choose the Select Objects button img from the Editing Tools group and choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V). The selection is copied from the Clipboard to the design window.

To delete a selection

1 Choose the Select Objects button img from the Editing Tools group and click to select the entity you want to delete.

2 Press the Delete key (or choose Edit > Delete).