1.
Using OpenOffice.org
1.1 open a new text file, enter a short text message e.g. "short text message".
1.2 From the menu bar, select Edit-Select All.
1.3. The entered text should be highlighted.
1.4. From the menu bar, select Edit - Cut, the highlighted
text should be removed from the text document.
2.
Open an external edit application, e.g. notepad on Windows, Text Editor
on Solaris, gedit on Linux.
2.1 Using the external edit application select Edit - Paste.
2.2 The "short text message" should now be inserted to the external edit
application.
2.3 Enter a "new short text message" to the external edit application.
2.4 Highlight the new message and select Edit Copy.
3.
Using OpenOffice.org
3.1 From the menu bar, select Edit - Paste, "new short text message"
should now be inserted
to the OpenOffice.org document.