There are many times when it would be convenient to move a block of text, or to duplicate one. It is very easy to do operations like these using combinations of the cut, copy, and paste functions present in every word processing program, and most other programs, too.

Cut is an incredibly useful function that's very handy for moving text.

1. Highlight the text in the box below. 
    
2. Click on the Edit menu at the top of this window.
3. Select the Cut menu option. Notice that the sentence you highlighted in the text box has disappeared.
   Tip: You can also press the Control + X keys to cut text. 
4. Click the mouse inside of this text box: 
    
5. Again, click the Edit menu.
6. Click on the Paste option. This is how you can move text with the cut and paste functions.
   Tip: You can also press Control + V to paste. 

It's very easy to move text around with cut:

• Cut the text you want duplicated.
• Paste it where you want a second copy.

The copy function is quite useful if you ever need to duplicate text.

It's quite simple:

• Copy the text you want duplicated.
• Paste it where you want a second copy.