To duplicate text either within the same document or between two different documents is a two stage process, copy then paste. This is accomplished as follows:
Highlight the text you wish to duplicate.
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Position the cursor at the point you wish to duplicate the text.
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If you wish to make another copy of the text, you only need to perform the last two steps since Writer remembers the text that you copied.
The process is basically the same when copying between documents.
Highlight the text you wish to duplicate in the first document.
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Open the second document if it is not yet open or switch to it using the Window menu item.
Position the cursor at the point you wish to duplicate the text in the second.
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To move text either within the same document or between two different documents is a two stage process, cut then paste. This is accomplished as follows:
Highlight the text you wish to duplicate.
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Position the cursor at the point you wish to insert the text.
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The process is basically the same when moving between documents.
Highlight the text you wish to duplicate in the first document.
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Open the second document if it is not yet open or switch to it using the Window menu item.
Position the cursor at the point you wish to insert the text in the second.
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