Copying and Moving Text

OneNote offers a number of ways to copy and move text from one place to another in a note and from one note to another. After you select the text, do the following:

  • Click Copy, Cut, and Paste on the Home tab.

  • Right-click and choose Cut, Copy, and Paste.

  • Drag text to move it.

Copying and moving text with the Copy and Cut buttons (or their keyboard shortcuts) entails copying text to the Clipboard and then pasting it with a Paste command.

Button

Shortcut key

Description

Copy

Ctrl+C

Copy selected text to the Clipboard.

Cut

Ctrl+X

Cut selected text to the Clipboard.

Paste

Ctrl+V

Paste text from the Clipboard. OneNote offers these options for pasting:

  • Keep Source Formatting: The text keeps its original formatting.

  • Merge Formatting: The text adopts ...

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