You can select text by using the keyboard or the mouse.

To select text with the keyboard:
To select text with the mouse:
  1. Click the start of the selection.
  2. Drag the mouse to mark the selection.
  3. Release the mouse to end selecting.
To select a block of text with the keyboard:
To select a block of text with the mouse:
  1. Hold down the Alt key.
  2. Click the start of the selection.
  3. Drag the mouse to mark the selection.
  4. Release the mouse to end selecting.
To copy selected text to the clipboard:

The standard Windows key sequence Ctrl+Ins also copies text to the clipboard.

To cut selected text to the clipboard:

The standard Windows key sequence Shift+Del also cuts text to the clipboard.

To insert the clipboard content at the insertion point:

The standard Windows key sequence Shift+Ins also inserts the clipboard content at the insertion point.