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To copy information into another document
1    In the document that contains the information you want to
copy, select the information by highlighting it.
2    On the Edit menu, click Copy.
3    In the document where you want the information to appear,
click the place where you want to put the information.
4    On the Edit menu, click Paste.
Tips
     You can also link or embed information.
     You can paste the information multiple times.

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To link information between documents
1    In the document that contains the information you want to
link, select the information by highlighting it.
2    On the Edit menu, click Copy.
3    In the document where you want the information to appear,
click the place where you want to put the information.
4    On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
5    Click the format you want to use, and then click Paste Link.
Tips
     Some programs do not support linking. If linking isn't
available, there will not be a Paste Special command.
     You can link information between documents that were created
in different programs.

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To embed information in another document
1    In the document that contains the information you want to
embed, select the information by highlighting it.
2    On the Edit menu, click Copy.
3    In the document where you want the information to appear,
click the place where you want to put the information.
4    On the Edit menu, click Paste.
Tips
     Not all programs support embedding. If embedding isn't
supported, your information will be copied.
     You can embed information in documents that were created in
different programs.
     If you want the information to be updated when it changes in
the original document, you may be able to link the information
instead of embedding it.

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To move information between documents
1    In the document that contains the information you want to
move, select the information by highlighting it.
2    On the Edit menu, click Cut.
3    In the document where you want the information to appear,
click the place where you want to put the information.
4    On the Edit menu, click Paste.
     The information is removed from the original document and
appears in its new location.

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To copy text to or from a dialog box
1    In the dialog box, select the text you want to copy.
2    Use your right mouse button to click the selected text, and
then click Copy.
3    In the dialog box where you want to place the information,
use your right mouse button to click the box where you want to
paste the information, and then click Paste.
Tip
     If you are copying the text to or from a document, you can
find the Copy and Paste commands on the Edit menu in the program
you are using.


To copy the window or screen contents
     To copy an image of the window that is currently active,
press ALT+PRINT SCREEN.
     To copy an image of the entire screen, press PRINT SCREEN.
Tip
     To paste the image into a document, click the Edit menu in
the document window, and then click Paste.


To open a document from within a program
1    On the File menu, click Open.
2    Click the file you want to open. You may need to locate the
drive or folder that contains the document.
Tip
     If your program isn't already running, double-click the icon
for the file in My Computer or Windows Explorer.


 To save a file
1    On the File menu of the program you are working in, click
Save.
2    If you haven't saved your file before, type a name for the
file in the File Name box.


To save a file with a different name or format
1    On the File menu, click Save As.
2    Specify the name or format in which you want to save the
file.
     If the file was previously saved with a different name or
format, that version will remain unchanged.

To print a document
     If the document is open, click the File menu, and then click
Print.
     If the document is not open, drag the document from My
Computer or Windows Explorer to your printer in the Printers
folder.
Tips
     While a document is printing, a printer icon appears next to
the clock on the taskbar. When this icon disappears, your
document has finished printing.
     For easy access to your printer, you can create a shortcut
to it on the desktop.

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To quit a program
     Click the   (Close button) at the far right of the title
bar.
     Or click the File menu, and then click Exit.


To show or hide the toolbar
     On the View menu, click Toolbar.
     When the command has a check mark next to it, the toolbar is
on.


To show or hide the status bar
     On the View menu, click Status Bar.
     When the command has a check mark next to it, the status bar
is on.


To cancel your last action
     On the Edit menu, click Undo.
Tips
     Some actions you perform in Windows cannot be undone. If the
Undo command is unavailable, you cannot cancel your last action.
     Some programs can undo multiple actions, up to a certain
limit.


When information is linked, the new document is updated
automatically if the information in the original document
changes.
If you want to edit the linked information, double-click it. The
toolbars and menus from the program that was used to create the
information appear.
Note   If the original document is on your computer, changes that
you make to the linked information will also appear in the
original document.


When information is embedded, the new document is not linked to
the original, so if you change information in one place, it is
not updated in the other. Embedding does enable you to edit the
information by using toolbars and menus from the program used to
create the information.
To edit the embedded information, double-click it. The toolbars
and menus from the program that was used to create the
information appear.


When information is copied, it is not linked to the original
document, so if you change information in one place, it is not
updated in the other. Also, if the information was created by
using a different program, it may not be possible to edit the
information in its new location.


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