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The selected t ext can be removed by executing either the
Cut or the Clear commands from the Edit menu.
The Cut command causes the selected information to be
removed
and placed on the Clipboard. Any information which
had previously existed on the Clipboard will be replaced by the
new copy. Figure 3.37 s
how s the Desktop after Cut has been
executed. Notice that the selected text ha s been deleted. By
executing the Show Clipboard command from the Edit me nu,
you will be able to verify that the selected text was placed on
the Clipboard. The Clipboard is depicted in figure 3.38.
Th e Paste command can be used to place the informati on
in the Clipboard back at the insertion point. Suppose that we
had moved the inserti on point to the end of the text in Memo
4-28's information window. If we then executed Paste from th e
Edit menu, the Des ktop would appear as shown in figure 3.39.
Memo 4-28
Kind: MacWrite do
cu ment
Size: 1447 bytes, accounts for 2K on disk
Where: Mise
Di sk, Internal driue
Createll: Saturday, April 28, 1984 at 12:54 PM
Mollified: Tueiday, May 8, 1984 at 9:21 AM
0 Lo rkell
This memo re 111t es to the Memorill1 D11y holidlly. We ' ll
be obseruing the holiday on Monday not Thursday.
Figure 3.37. D esktop after execution of th e Cut command