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Welcome to the basics - part 2.
These instructions are written with the right handed person in
mind. For 'lefties' just consider right as left, and left as right.
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 Where do I cut or copy from?
You can 'cut' or copy from just about anywhere.
Simplest is to cut or copy a piece from an e-mail
containing a small html code fragment (a snippet), or
from the source of a web page. Cutting/Copying
directly from a web page when seen in your browser may
get straight text but will not give you the html
code for it! However, you can cut/copy code
directly from a textbox (shown below) without problems.
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What is a source file?
A source file is all the html (and sometimes
javascript) commands that your browser uses to display a
web page.
It usually looks full of stuff like
this:
<font size=2 color=red>
Hello
World
</font>
<a
href="http://www.myserver.com/myfiles/mypix/myface.gif">
<click
here to see my face</a>
Weird, but effective!!
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How do I cut or copy?
 Put your mouse pointer at the
start of the code you want to cut/copy. Holding the
left mouse button down drag the mouse pointer to
the end of the code you want to cut/copy. Release the
left mouse button. The code that is ready to be cut or
copied looks like the picture on the
right.
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 Click on edit from the
top menu, then select either cut or copy
and click once.
OR...
 You can right click with your mouse pointer
in the selected area and then select cut or
copy from the pop up menu (shown on the left)
and click once with the left mouse button.
That's it. You have cut or copied some
code.
What you have 'cut' disappears from the
document and goes to the clipboard - a special part of
your computer's memory - and can be retrieved from the
clipboard (as long as you have not cut anything else to
the clipboard
:)
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Where do I paste?
 You should 'paste' stuff into the
BODY of your html file. The picture opposite shows you
where. Sometimes, if you have a *free* site or a banner
exchange, there may be 'stuff' in front of your
html and sometimes there may be 'stuff' after
your html .... IGNORE IT!!!
Be very
careful that you do not paste your new code in the
middle of two tags. Watch that all of the font, bold,
center, and table tags have been closed in the spot you
choose to paste your new code, and all will be
well.
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How do I paste?
 Open the file where you want to
paste the piece of code you have cut or copied. Move the
mouse pointer to the place in your file where you want
the new code to be added, and click the left mouse
button.
Click on edit from the top menu,
and then select
paste from the drop down menu (shown on the
right) and click once.
OR...
 You can click your right
mouse button and then select paste from the
pop up menu (shown on the left) and click once with
the left mouse button.
You have successfully
pasted something from the clipboard into your source
file.
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What do I do then?
 All done - your html source file
looks like this.
The final step - save your work!!
Using
whatever is your normal method, save the modified source
file so that it gets moved to your web site
space.
You have now finished your cut and paste,
ready for the world to see.
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