Hi Marta, Drag copying a file to other drives or partitions automatically makes a duplicate or copy. (not moving the original) Holding the option key down while you drag a file will make a copy to anywhere you designate i.e. another folder on the same drive. (again, never moving the original)
Copying the "content" of a file will put what you have copied on the "clipboard". Example: You have a file open within a program and you select something to "copy" so you can move it to another document. (Edit>Copy) What you have copied is stored in the "clipboard", a glorified name for a portion of RAM where the information is temporarily stored until you copy something else. Once you "copy" something, it overwrites the original. It is held in the clipboard (RAM) until you shut your computer down, switch user accounts, or until you copy something else. You can "paste" what you have copied as many times as you would like. Remember, "Cut, Copy or Paste" applies to the content of a file while you have that file open. Copying or duplicating a file in the Finder is different altogether. Ward Oldham Ward Oldham, MacDude MacTown 128 Breckenridge Lane Louisville, KY 40207 502-485-1243 ward at mactown.us http://www.mactown.us On Aug 13, 2005, at 7:30 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > While we are on this subject. Now, if I do make a "duplicate" > rather than an "Alias", it would work as an original, would it not, > and I could put it on a different computer or hard drive. Yes? -- > And then I have a different question : When I copy something, > where is it kept until I finally paste it? On the clipboard? > Marta > On Aug 13, 2005, at 19:00, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > > >> The alis is just a "pointer" file - it points to the original >> document >> or program to which it is attached. If you delete the original the >> alias >> does not point to anything. >> >> Harry >> >> Saturday, August 13, 20056:45 PMGeorge H.Yankeyjeffco13 at bellsouth.net >> >> >>> I have a question. If I create an Alias of a document and save the >>> Alias to an external drive then trash the original document, can I >>> still open the Alias? >>> >>> George Yankey >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be August 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>> >> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be August 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be August 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050813/3f4d5706/attachment.html
