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From: Chuck@watson.ibm.com (Charles M. Oriot)
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Subject: Re: Cut/Paste from a PM Window?
Message-ID: <1991Jun12.182853.11746@watson.ibm.com>
Date: 12 Jun 91 18:26:13 GMT
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In <1991Jun10.134341.1@lure.latrobe.edu.au>, ccmk@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes:

>How do I copy/cut and paste in a PM window?  I am not talking about
>in an editor, such as the sytem editor, but a standard command window.
>For example, I might wish to take text from one window to the
>other as part of a command string, or paste part of a directory
>output into the editor, etc.
>
>I also can't seem to get the Mark command to do more than highlight some
>text.

To copy, go in the system menu, choose Mark, then mark the part of text
you want.  Then choose Copy from the system menu.

To paste, I know there is a magic manipulation to have the Paste item
in the system menu, but I can't remember what it is.  Somebody here
should know.


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