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4.2.1 Start Selection
The “start selection” command allows you to select a certain portion
of text that you would like to edit. When you use the “start selection”
command, the cursor will appear as blinking “dots 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.”
The “start selection” command allows you to make changes to only
the text that is selected, and the changes will not affect text that has
not been selected. The “start selection” command is especially useful
for copying, cutting, and pasting. You can select text in a document
by placing your cursor on the location where you want to start
selecting text. If you want to use this function, press “space-m (dots
1-3-4)” or “F2” to open the “edit” menu, and then press “enter” on
“start selection,” or you can press “b (“dots1-2”)” in the “edit” menu to
get to this option. While editing a document, pressing “enter-b (dots
1-2)” will activate this command. The end point of the selected text is
where you want to place the cursor after setting the starting point.
For example, if you have typed the word, “mother” in a document,
and you want to select the word “mother,” you should place the
cursor on the letter “m,” and then place the cursor directly after the
letter “r.” Then, you will have selected the entire word.
4.2.2 Copy
After selecting text in a document, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or
“F2” to open the menu, and move to “edit” by pressing “space-4.”
Press “enter” to open the “edit” menu. Press “space-4” to move to
“copy” and then press “enter,” or press “c (dots 1-4)” in the “edit”
menu. While editing a document, pressing “enter-c (dots 1-4)” will
activate this command.
When you copy the selected text, it will be copied to the clipboard.
The clipboard is the virtual space that is used for storing copied data
temporarily. However, if you decide to copy new text that you have
selected, the data in the clipboard that you copied before will be
erased, and the selected text that you have just copied will replace
the previously selected text that was on the clipboard.