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How do I copy information from one window to another?

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can really speed up routine tasks at your computer. Here are just some of the things you can do more quickly with a shortcut than with your mouse:

Select text: Hold the shift key and use the arrow keys or the page up/page down keys.

Copy text: Select text, then press Ctrl + C

Delete text: Select text, then press Ctrl + X

Paste text: First Copy or Delete text you wish to move. Next, place cursor where you want to place the text. Then, press Ctrl + V.

Go to the beginning of your document: Press Ctrl + Home

Go to the end of your doc: Ctrl + End

These are just a few of the many keyboard shortcuts that work within most Windows programs.

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