Cut, Copy, Paste (Action Choice)

Provide a Cut choice for all elements and data.

Provide a Copy choice for all elements for which the user can create a duplicate, and for data that the user can duplicate.

Provide a Paste choice for all objects or elements that the user can place or insert into other objects or elements.

When the user chooses Cut, remove the objects or data to which the choice applies from their current location and place them on the clipboard.

Display the Cut choice in a pull-down menu with unavailable emphasis when the element to which the Cut choice applies cannot be cut.

If you provide the Cut choice on an element, place Cut in the element's pop-up menu when it can be cut.

Assign CtrlX or Shift Delete as the shortcut key combination for a Cut choice.

When the user chooses Copy, copy the objects or data to which the choice applies from their current location to the clipboard.

Display the Copy choice on a pull-down menu with unavailable emphasis when the element to which the Copy choice applies cannot be copied to the clipboard.

If you provide the Copy choice for an element, place Copy in the element's pop-up menu when it can be copied.

When the user copies an element to the clipboard, do not change the state of the source element. For example, do not change the selection state of the element as a result of copying it.

When the user copies an element to the clipboard, do not change the state of the copied object on the clipboard.

Assign CtrlC or Ctrl Insert as the shortcut key combination for a Cut choice.

When the user chooses Paste, insert the objects or data to which the choice applies from the clipboard to the current cursor location.

Display the Paste choice on a pull-down menu with unavailable emphasis when no data is in the clipboard or when the clipboard data cannot be pasted at the cursor's position.

If you provide a Paste menu item for an element, place Paste in the element's pop-up menu when the element or data currently in the buffer can be passed into the element at the cursor's location.

Assign CtrlV or Shift Insert as the shortcut key combination for a Paste choice.