# Select, Copy And Paste

The input windows don't show a cursor, so selections must be made with the mouse by clicking with the left mouse button at the start, holding down the mousebutton and moving to the end, where you release the mouse button again. You can also select a word by double clicking it. In the merge output editor you can also select via the keyboard by holding the "shift"-button and navigation with the cursor keys.

To copy to the clipboard you must press the "Copy"-button (Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Insert). But there exists an option "Auto Copy Selection". If this is enabled, then whatever you select is copied immediately and you don't need to explicitely copy. But pay attention when using this because the contents of the clipboard might then be destroyed accidentally.

"Cut" (Ctrl-X or Shift-Delete) copies to the clipboard and deletes the selected text and "Paste" (Ctrl-V or Shift-Insert) inserts the text in the clipboard at the cursorposition or over the current selection.