- From the Edit menu, select Select.
- Make your selection:
- In a graphic file, click the entity or click and drag the area you want to select.
- To select a block of text, position the cursor at the beginning of the block, click and drag to highlight.
- To copy the selected data, from the Edit menu, select Copy or press the keyboard shortcut Control+C.
The data is sent to the clipboard. To paste the copied data, from the Edit menu, select Paste or press the keyboard shortcut Control+V.