Command Reference — Edit category — Copy command

# Copy command

## Summary

Copies the selection or the current line and pastes it to the Clipboard.

## Description

Copies the selected text and moves it to the Clipboard. After this command, you can place the selection by moving the cursor to a different location running the Paste command.

## How to Run

- Default Menu: Edit > Copy

- All Commands: Edit > Copy > Copy

- Toolbar:

- Status Bar: None

- Default Keyboard Shortcut: CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT

## Plug-in Command ID

    EEID_EDIT_COPY (4127)

## Macros

### [JavaScript]

    document.selection.Copy(eeCopyUnicode);

### [VBScript]

    document.selection.Copy eeCopyUnicode