138 Introduction to Microsoft Offi ce Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. A copy of text or an image is an exact duplicate of the original at the time the copy was made. The content exists in two locations. To copy content in Microsoft Offi ce, fi rst select what to copy. Then, click Home Clipboard Copy in the ribbon or press the [Ctrl][C] key combination. The content is placed on the system clipboard. Then, the content can be pasted elsewhere to create the copy. To paste is to add the content of the system clipboard to the document at the insertion point. To paste in Microsoft Offi ce, click Home Clipboard Paste in the ribbon, as shown in Figure 4-20, or press the [Ctrl][V] key combination. The clipboard content is added at the insertion point. To cut content means to remove it from the document and place it on the system clipboard. To cut content in Microsoft Offi ce, fi rst select what to cut. Then, click Home Clipboard Cut in the ribbon or press the [Ctrl][X] key combination. The content is removed from the document and placed on the system clipboard. By cutting and pasting, the content is, in effect, moved from one location to another. To move content means to remove it from the source location and place it in the destination location. Cutting and pasting moves content, but the mouse can also be used to move content. First, select what is to be moved. Then, by clicking and holding down the left mouse button, the content can be dragged to the new location. Releasing the mouse button causes the content to be dropped into the new location. Therefore, this operation is called drag-and-drop. The system clipboard is not involved in this procedure. GS5 Key Applications 1.1 Word 1.1.3 Excel 2.1.1 Click the button to paste Click the drop-down arrow to display options for pasting Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 4-20. The ribbon can be used to paste content or the [Ctrl][V] key combi- nation can be used. Copying Content Between Documents It is a common task to copy text from one document to another. An even more common task is to move text from one point in a document to another location in the same document. 1. Be sure the data fi les for this chapter have been downloaded to the Chap04 folder on your fl ash drive. 2. Launch Microsoft Word, and open the fi le LastNameBaltimore1 from the Chap04 folder on your fl ash drive, if it is not already open. Hands-On Example 4.3.6