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Detailed instructions for Exercise 2

Sample Text (type this into your word processor)

Here is some sample text with three paragraphs. This is paragraph 1.

Here is paragraph 2, which will be paragraph 3 when we complete our exercise.

Here is paragraph 3, which will be paragraph 2 when we complete our exercise.

Cut-and-Paste Approach

1. Select paragraph 2.
2. Cut, using cut from the edit menu. Where is paragraph 2 now?
3. Move your cursor to the end of paragraph 3 and hit enter to get to a new line.
4. Paste, using paste from the edit menu. Where is paragraph 2 now?

Copy-and-Paste Approach

1. Select paragraph 2.
2. Copy, using copy from the edit menu. Where is paragraph 2 now? How many copies are there?
3. Move your cursor to the end of paragraph 3 and hit enter to get to a new line.
4. Paste, using paste from the edit menu. Where is paragraph 2 now?
5. Select the original paragraph 2 and hit backspace to delete it.

This approach requires one extra step. Is there any advantage to it over the cut-and-paste approach?

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