Documentation | Help File | Copy | Cut | Paste

Clicking on the Edit/Copy menu item provides the means to transfer a piece of code or a GUI component to the system clipboard. This operation does not remove the object being copied from its unit.

To copy a piece of code

1. Switch to the unit containing the desired code by clicking on its name at the top of the Edit area.
2. If the unit is of GUI type then click on the Code tab at the bottom of the Edit area.
3. Within the Edit area find the piece of code, move the mouse pointer to its beginning and press the left mouse button.
4. Move the mouse pointer to the end of the piece of code and release the left mouse button.
5. Click on the Edit/Copy menu item.

To copy a GUI component

1. Switch to the unit containing the desired component by clicking on its name at the top of the Edit area.
2. Click on the Design tab at the bottom of the Edit area.
3. Within the Edit area find the component, move the mouse pointer over it and click.
4. Click on the Edit/Copy menu item.

The same function can be initiated by clicking on the icon on the Edit.

To transfer a piece of code/component from the system clipboard to a unit, use the Paste feature.

To remove a piece of code/component from a unit, use the Delete feature.

To transfer a piece of code/component to the system clipboard and remove it from the unit, use the Cut feature.

This function can be initiated by pressing the Ctrl+C key combination.