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| System Clipboard | A temporary storage place in the computer's memory which holds only one selection at a time. |
| Office Clipboard | A temporary storage place in the computer's memory which holds twenty-four selections at a time. |
| Copy | To place a copy of selected text on the clipboard. |
| Cut | To remove selected text and place it on the clipboard. |
| Drag To | Select text, hold down the left mouse button and drg the pointer to where you want the text to go. |
| Drag-and-drop | Drag selected text from one place in a file to another. |
| Find | A command that lets you specify how to locate data in a file. |
| Format | To change the appearance or look of text. |
| Go To | To jump to a specific location in a file. |
| Paste | To copy an item stored on the clipboard to a location in a file. |
| Paste Options | Commands that you can open for formatting the text. |
| Quick Style | A predefined format, on the Home tab, that you can apply to text. |
| Redo | To reverse an action that you undid. |
| Repeat | To repeat the most recent action. |
| Replace | To search for words or phases then replace with different word or phrase. |
| Select | To highlight a block of text. |
| Show/Hide | A command that allows you to see hidden formatting marks. |
| Toggle | To switch between two options or to turn a feature on or off. |
| Undo | To reverse a recent action. |
| Wildcard | A special character ( * ) that represents other characters in a search. |