Using the Clipboard 

You can move or copy information between different programs, such as between Word and Netscape. The clipboard always contains only the last selection copied or cut. To copy or move information: 

1. Select the information. 

2. Click Edit (or RIGHT CLICK with your mouse, and select from the following) 

o To leave the information where it is and insert a copy of it somewhere else, click Copy. 

o To delete the information and insert it somewhere else, click Cut. 

3. In the document where you want to insert the information, click the place where you want it to appear. 

4. On the Edit menu, click Paste (or RIGHT CLICK with your mouse, and select Paste).

Copying and Moving Files Quickly 

There are two ways of using the right mouse button to copy or move files quickly: by using menu commands and by dragging. 

Menu Commands: 

1. Use the right mouse button to click the file you want to copy or move. 

2. To move the file, click Cut. To copy the file, click Copy. 

3. Open the folder where you want to place the file. Then use the right mouse button to click an empty part of the window. 

4. Click Paste

Dragging: 

1. Using My Computer, open two windows: one that shows where the file or folder currently resides, and one that shows the folder that you'd like to move or copy it to. 

2. Use the left mouse button to drag the file to its new destination and release the mouse button. What actually happens with dragging depends on whether the files are on the same or different drives (C: to C:, or C: to A:)

Folders on the same drive 

drag = MOVE file(s) 

CTRL + drag = COPY file(s) 

SHIFT + drag = MOVE file(s) 

CTRL + SHIFT + drag = create shortcut

Folders on different drives 

drag = COPY file(s) 

CTRL + drag = COPY file(s) 

SHIFT + drag = MOVE file(s) 

CTRL + SHIFT + drag = create shortcut

Keeping Programs Handy 

· You can drag a program icon onto the Start button from My Computer or Windows Explorer. The icon will then appear at the top of the Start menu. 

· If you want a program or document to be instantly available, you can place a shortcut to it on the Windows desktop. You can then open the document without having to find it first by double-clicking the shortcut icon. You can create a shortcut to documents, programs, folders, disk drives, or printers.

1. Locate the item you want easy access to in My Computer or Windows Explorer.

 2. Use the right mouse button to drag the item to the desktop. Then release the mouse button. 

3. Click 'Create Shortcut(s) Here'. The shortcut will appear on the desktop. Rename the shortcut by selecting it, right clicking on it and selecting 'Rename'.

Notes about Shortcuts: 

You can put a shortcut in any folder, in addition to on the desktop. 

When you delete a shortcut, the original file is not deleted. 

If you delete a file, the shortcut is not deleted automatically.