Greetings, > Regardless, the desktop layout for cutting and pasting is: > Cut: Keypad / > Paste: Capslock or Insert and keypad / > And for the laptop layout: > Cut: Capslock or Insert and 9 > Paste: Capslock or Insert and 8 Aha! I've wondered for ages how Cut and Paste could be done :-) Two questions: How to highlight the text initially ? is that with gpm and mouse ? Where is this laptop-layout documented ? Regards, Peter Billam http://www.pjb.com.au pj at pjb.com.au (03) 6278 9410 "Was der Meister nicht kann, verm?cht es der Knabe, h?tt er ihm immer gehorcht?" Siegfried to Mime, from Act 1 Scene 2