Cut or copy data from a slide

When you use the Cut command, the data is removed from the slide and placed on the clipboard. When you use the Copy command, the data is not changed on the slide, but a copy of it is placed on the clipboard.

The data is cut and copied from the slide while maintaining formatting.

To cut the data, follow these steps:

1.Select the data you want to cut.

2.Run the Cut command in one of the following ways:

•On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click  Cut.

•Right-click the selected content and run the Cut command from the context menu.

•When working in macOS, run Edit > Cut command from the command menu.

•Press Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete (Windows, Linux), or ⌘Cmd+X (macOS).

To copy the data, follow these steps:

1.Select the data you want to copy.

2.Run the Copy command in one of the following ways:

•On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click  Copy.

•Right-click the selected content and run the Copy command from the context menu.

•When working in macOS, run Edit > Copy command from the command menu.

•Press Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert (Windows, Linux), or ⌘Cmd+C (macOS).