The clipboard is an area of memory that Windows sets aside to store a copy of a graphic or a block of text. If you place some selected text or a selected graphic in the clipboard, whatever text or graphic that was already there is replaced. Text and graphics are maintained in separate areas of the clipboard, so placing text there does not replace an existing graphic and vice-versa.
To copy data to the clipboard, select it with your mouse and press the Ctrl+C key combination (or the Ctrl+Insert combination).
To cut data from your work and place a copy on the clipboard, select it with your mouse and press the Ctrl+X key combination (or the Shift+Delete combination).
To paste data from the clipboard, click where you want the data pasted and press the Ctrl+V key combination (or the Shift+Insert combination).