Cut-and-Paste
| Key | Action |
| ^L | Begin marking a block of text
press once to mark by complete lines press again to mark by partial lines press again to cancel marking line |
| ^C | Copy marked lines to Hold0 file |
| ^X | Cut marked lines to Hold0 file |
| ^V | Paste lines from Hold0 file before current line |
Screen mode's model for cut-and-paste is similar to the cut-and-paste of Microsoft Windows. First you mark a block of text. Then you either copy or cut the text to a "clipboard." The copied text remains in the file, but the cut text is deleted. To paste the text, put the contents of the clipboard into the new location.
If you have not marked a block of text when you perform a copy or cut, the current line will be copied or cut.
When you start marking a block, Qedit will highlight lines as you move through the file. The highlighted lines are your marked block. When you press Ctrl-L to begin marking, Qedit highlights the entire line. This means the whole line will be inside the marked block, regardless of the horizontal location of your cursor. If you press Ctrl-L again, Qedit highlights only part of the line, from the position of your cursor when you first pressed Ctr-L to your current cursor position. Press Ctrl-L a third time to cancel your marked block.