Cut, copy, paste
Apart from standard cut, copy, and paste operations, MPS lets you copy file paths, symbol references, and so on. When pasting, you can optionally choose items from clipboard history and automatically apply formatting rules.
Cut and copy code to the clipboard
Cut line or selection
Place the caret anywhere in the line to cut the whole line, or select a block that you want to cut.
Press Ctrl+X or choose from the main menu .
Copy line or selection
Place the caret anywhere in the line to copy the whole line, or make a selection to copy.
Press Ctrl+C or choose from the main menu .
When cutting and copying text from the editor, by default MPS puts it as rich text to the clipboard, keeping the highlighting colors and font. But you can also copy it as plain text.
Copy selection as plain text
If you want to always copy editor selection as plain text, clear the Copy (Ctrl+C) as rich text checkbox on the Editor | General page of the IDE settings Ctrl+Alt+S.
If you want to have a rich-text copy by default, you can make a single plain-text copy by right-clicking the selection and choosing Copy / Paste Special | Copy as Plain Text from the context menu.
Paste from the clipboard
Paste the last clipboard entry
Place the caret to the place where you want to paste the last clipboard entry or select a code block that you want to replace with the clipboard entry.
Press Ctrl+V or choose from the main menu .
Alternatively to pasting with the selected formatting preference, you can insert the clipboard entry with its original formatting.
Paste the last clipboard entry with original formatting
Place the caret to the place where you want to paste the last clipboard entry or select a code block that you want to replace with the clipboard entry.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V or choose from the main menu .
You can also access your clipboard history and quickly paste any of the recent items copied to the clipboard. MPS starts recording copied items to its clipboard history as soon as you start it and clears the history when you close it.
Paste specific entry from the clipboard history
Place the caret to the place where you want to paste the last clipboard entry or select a code block that you want to replace with the clipboard entry.
Press Ctrl+Shift+V or choose from the main menu .
In the Choose Content to Paste dialog, you can choose one of the recent clipboard entries and preview it.
Click Paste or Pate without formatting to paste the desired entry in a corresponding way. Alternatively, press a mnemonic key displayed next to the desired entry to quickly insert it.