~~Title: Copy and Paste ~~
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Copy-and-paste (or cut-and-paste) is possibly the simplest method of moving files around.

  - Select the files you want to copy or move, choose the //Copy// (<kbd>Ctrl+C</kbd>) or //Cut// (<kbd>Ctrl+X</kbd>) command from the **Edit** menu
  - Navigate to the target folder, and select //Paste// (<kbd>Ctrl+V</kbd>).

Moving files using the clipboard is implemented in almost all file managers the same way, although Opus does extend this functionality in a few ways, which it's worth being aware of.

==Copy queues==

Although these functions use the internal **[[:reference:command_reference:internal_commands:clipboard|Clipboard]]** command to initiate them, when you paste files into a Lister, the actual file copy or move is implemented "behind-the-scenes" using the internal **[[:reference:command_reference:internal_commands:copy|Copy]]** command.

This means that features like the [[copy_queues|copy queue]] are available for clipboard operations just like they are when [[copying_using_the_toolbar_buttons|copying via the toolbar buttons]].

You can control the queuing using the various arguments for the **[[:reference:command_reference:internal_commands:clipboard|Clipboard]]** command.

==Pasting text and graphics data==

If the clipboard contains text or graphics data, you can paste that in a Lister as if it were a real file. Opus will create a new file and write the clipboard data to it automatically.

  * Text data will be written to a file called //Clipboard Text.txt//
  * Graphical data will be written to a file called //Clipboard Image.jpg//

You can modify the format that graphics data is saved in (Bitmap, GIF, PNG or JPG) using the **clipboard_image_paste** option on the **[[:preferences:preferences_categories:miscellaneous:advanced_options|Miscellaneous / Advanced]]** page in Preferences. You can also use the **clipboard_image_paste_dpi** option to have the pasted image scaled automatically to compensate for the system DPI.

The name of the new file can be controlled using the various arguments for the **[[:reference:command_reference:internal_commands:clipboard|Clipboard]]** command. 

==Incremental clipboard==

The **ADD** argument for the internal **[[:reference:command_reference:internal_commands:clipboard|Clipboard]]** command lets you add selected files to any that are already on the clipboard. For example, you could copy a few files from one folder, a few from another folder, and a few from a third folder, and then paste them all into the destination in one go.

To make use of this functionality, you would need to create a new toolbar button or hotkey that runs the `Clipboard COPY ADD` command (or assign this to a hotkey - for example, <kbd>Ctrl+C</kbd> runs `Clipboard COPY` by default, so you could assign this to <kbd>Ctrl+Shift+C</kbd>).

See the section on [[:customize|Customize]] for information about creating your own buttons and hotkeys.