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Snagit 9 Tutorial:

Copy, Paste, Cut, Crop, and Delete Tasks

Learn how to cut, copy, paste and more in Snagit Editor.

Image tab > Canvas group.

Copy Entire Canvas to the Clipboard (Copy All)

Click Copy All to copy the entire canvas to the Windows clipboard for use in other applications.

Copy a Selection to the Clipboard

1. Select an area of the canvas using the Selection tool .
2. Click Copy  or press <Ctrl + C>.

Paste Clipboard Contents as an Opaque or Transparent Object

Pasting as a transparent object allows a certain color in the object to become transparent. The color that becomes transparent is determined by the Canvas Color on the Image tab.

When pasting as an opaque object, none of the colors are transparent.

1. Click Paste  or <Ctrl+P>.
2. Draw tab > Clipboard group > Paste tool down arrow > Transparent or Opaque.
   

Cut Out Part of an Image

1. Select an area of the canvas using the Selection tool .
2. Click the Cut tool  or press <Delete>.

Trim Unwanted Canvas

Use the Trim   tool to cut the outside borders of the canvas. The trimmed area is based on the amount of solid color around the edges of the canvas.

Crop to the Size of the Selection

1. Select an area of the canvas using the Selection tool  you want to keep.
2. Click Crop .

Cut Out a Portion of the Canvas and Join the Pieces Together

Use to delete a vertical or horizontal section of the capture and join the two pieces together.

To join, you must select a section that reaches entirely from side to side or top to bottom.

1. Select a vertical or horizontal area of the canvas using the Selection tool  . 

2. Click Cut Out  .

Delete a Selection

1. Select an area of the canvas using the Selection tool .
2. Click the Cut tool  or press <Delete>.

Delete an Object

1. Click an object to give it focus. Press <Shift> to select more than one object.
2. Click the Cut tool  or press <Delete>.

Delete all Objects

1. Right-click canvas > Select all objects.
2. Click the Cut tool  or press <Delete>.

Delete the Entire Canvas and all of the Objects

1. Right-click canvas > Select all.
2. Click the Cut tool  or press <Delete>.