From Michelle Castle,
Your Guide to Focus on Windows.
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A. The Windows clipboard is a convenient tool you can use to copy or move information from one place to another. To use the clipboard, simply select the text, image, or other item you want to copy or more to another place.

If you want to copy an item from one place to another, first copy the item to the clipboard. Select the place where you want to copy the item to and paste the item.

If you want to move an item from one place to another, first cut the item to the clipboard. Select the place where you want to copy the item to and paste the item.

There are three ways that you can copy and cut to the clipboard, and there are three ways that you can paste from the clipboard. You can:

• Use the File > Edit menu
• Use keyboard shortcuts
• Use the context menu

Once you learn how to use the clipboard, you'll find that the clipboard is an indispensable tool that can save you a lot of time.