Copy and paste is especially useful when it comes to editing documents. You can move sections around effortlessly and move text to different programs or Word documents. The best part is it doesn't only apply to text. You can use it with images, graphs and most other elements in documents.

How to Copy Text From Another Program to Word:
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1. Open Microsoft Word.(How do I open microsoft word?)
2. Open the File or Webpage you would like to copy text from. (we will use this page)
3. Highlight the text you would like to copy.
4. Click on "Edit"on the menu bar. (most programs have a menu bar and an Edit menu)
5. Click on "Copy".
6. Go back to your Word document by Clicking on it in the taskbar (What is the taskbar?).
7. Click on "Edit"on the menu bar.
8. Click on "Paste".

1. Open Microsoft Word.(How do I open microsoft word?)
2. Copy and paste the following text into Word. If you do not know how, read the steps above.
   "This is the second section of the document. Who put it first and why did they do that?
   
   This is the first section. I think it should be first, hmmm...Little help!
   
   This is the third section. It is in position 1...2...3... Everything is good here."
   
3. Now we need to move the second section after the first section. Highlight the second section.
4. Click on "Edit"on the menu bar.
5. Click on "Cut".
6. Move your cursor (the flashing vertical bar) after the first section by pointing and left clicking.
7. Click on "Edit"on the menu bar.
8. Click on "Paste".

1. Open Microsoft Word.(How do I open microsoft word?)
2. Copy and paste the following text into Word. If you do not know how, read the steps above.
   "This is the second section of the document. Who put it first and why did they do that?
   
   This is the first section. I think it should be first, hmmm...Little help!
   
   This is the third section. It is in position 1...2...3... Everything is good here."
   
3. Now we need to move the second section after the first section. Highlight the second section.
4. Click on "Edit"on the menu bar.
5. Click on "Cut".
6. Move your cursor (the flashing vertical bar) after the first section by pointing and left clicking.
7. Click on "Edit"on the menu bar.
8. Click on "Paste".
9. Move your cursor (the flashing vertical bar) after the third section by pointing and left clicking.
10. Click on "Edit"on the menu bar.
11. Click on "Paste".