Questions tagged [cut-and-paste]
"Cut and paste" are two operations that specify the locations objects (files, text, image data, etc.) are to be moved from and placed into. The term derives from literal cutting and pasting (gluing) pieces of paper.
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Selected text turns to letter c on Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
When I am on my RDS, I select text to copy and paste..as soon as I highlight, the selection disappears and turns into the letter c. Using Windows 11. This only happens on the remote site, not my ...
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Why can you paste into multiple selections from a copy but not a cut (Excel)?
This sounds simple enough, but I can't find much information about why, in Excel, you can copy-paste from one selection into multiple selections, but you can't cut-paste into multiple selections. I ...
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Cut and paste function changes formulas in spreadsheet
I'm trying to sum the total number of hours within a set of rows. I've created formulas that calculate the total number of hours based on a weighted probability. At times, totals within cells will ...
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Windows 7 Crashes When Pasting a File
I have a Windows 7 (Professional, x64) machine. It started crashing when pasting a file (for both copy and cut operations). The entire OS gets crashed (not just the explorer.exe), even on the Safe ...
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copy-paste issue when using SSMS over GoToMyPC
I'm hoping someone here has run into this issue and knows if there's a fix for it.
When using GoToMyPC, I'm unable to copy text from the editor in SSMS (v14) on my remote desktop and paste it into the ...
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Windows 10: how to get a list of ALL programs that are monitoring the keyboard?
tl;dr: I need a program/script/code to give me a list of all currently running software on Win10 that monitors/affects the clipboard.
I've had a super annoying issue on Windows 10 for at least a year ...
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How to cut and paste, but if file exists then proceed with delete
When we cut and paste, it appears that it is essentially a short cut for move, and if the move is successful, delete the original
If the file already exists in the destination location, Windows pops ...
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Notepad++ paste large amount of text over other text at end of line
I need to paste a large amount of text (so no ctrl+f > replace possible) over another text, and I need it to be ONTOP of the other text, at the end of the line. Example:
Textfile 1:
|apple=
|banana=...
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Copy and paste does not work with free-selection tool in GIMP
I have started using GIMP 2.10.8 on Linux and want to cut an arbitrary piece of an image, copy, and paste it. All image editing programs support this except GIMP - why?
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Windows 10 cut and paste: do not copy already existing files to the destination, but still removing them in original folder
Due to some connection issues, some of my files from my phone are pasted to my computer but they were not removed from the original folder. I would like to repeat the cut/paste but without recopying ...
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How to cut-and-paste - using right click - on all Google Docs?
In Google Docs, some documents would allow cut-and-paste using right click and choosing from a menu, while other documents insist that one use Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Shift-V, et al.
Is there a way to force a ...
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Excel 2007 Cut and paste formula or value without changing cell formatting - paste options greyed out
I just need to cut cell contents leaving the source cell format unchanged, and paste matching destination cell formatting... I think not an uncommon ask?
I have searched but Google search filter ...
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Missing Paste (P) option in Excel 2016
I'm copying some data from a webpage which is tabulated. When I click Ctrl+C in Excel 2010 and Ctrl+V to paste, it pastes correctly.
However, in Excel 2016, the Paste (P) option is not there.
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How do I cut every nth row and paste it on every nth row in Excel?
Let's say I have a list of cities at rows 1, 4, 7... 3n - 2
And let's say I have a list of states at rows 3, 6, 9... 3n
The cities and states are in the same column
How do I cut the states so that ...
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VMware Workstation pro 12.5.9 Copy and paste not working
Im having problems getting the copy and paste functionality working using VMware Workstation pro 12.5.9. The host and guest are both Win 10 x64. VMtools are installed too.
Ive tried the following but ...
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