Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 58

3-10 AppleWorks 5 User's Manual Working in an AppleWorks document This section describes methods you can use to work with most AppleWorks documents. Cutting, copying, and pasting In AppleWorks you can cut, copy, and paste text, objects, or images within a document or frame, between AppleWorks documents, and between an AppleWorks document and another application's document. To Copy Cut Paste Do this For this result Select the text, object, or Puts a copy of the selected text, object, or image to copy and click on image on the Clipboard. The original item the Default button bar, or stays in the document or frame. choose Copy from the Edit menu. Select the text, object, or Removes the selected text, object, or image to cut and click on image from a document or frame and the Default button bar, or places it in the Clipboard. choose Cut from the Edit menu. Position the insertion point where you want to place the cut or copied text, object, or image, and click on the Default button bar, or choose Paste from the Edit menu. Places the cut or copied text, object, or image at the insertion point, or the last place you clicked. Note There are some exceptions to the cut and paste rules in AppleWorks documents. You cannot cut text from a communications document, but you can copy it. If you paste text into a communications document with an open connection, the text is sent to the remote computer to which you are connected. You also cannot paste objects into a spreadsheet cell. In a database document, you can paste objects only in Layout mode or into a multimedia field. Copying objects using the drag and drop feature If your computer's operating system supports drag and drop, you can use drag and drop to copy text, objects, images, and spreadsheet cells between documents and applications. Note You can also use drag and drop to open and insert documents. For more information about drag and drop, see onscreen Help, and the documentation that comes with your computer.