Using Cut and Paste

Your Macintosh or Windows computer gives you the ability to cut or copy text from one program into another. You can use this technique to help you create Web documents.

Create the html file in your favorite word processor or text editor. Then select the text and use the Copy command (usually CTRL-C on DOS/Windows or Clover-C on a Macintosh).

Now login to your moose account and type pico to create a new document on Moose. Paste your text into the pico screen (usually CTRL-v in DOS/Windows or Clover-v in Macintosh). Your text will be pasted into your pico document.

Press CTRL-x to save, answer "y" for yes when asked to save the file, and give it a name (don't forget the .html extension).

This is a fast and easy way to get information from your local computer to moose. It is particularly useful if you are dialing in from home--let's you avoid uploading and downloading the file.

One warning: On rare occasions you will paste the text and pico will keep pasting and pasting, repeating the last few lines. When that happens the only solution is to break the connection, wait a few minutes, then reconnect.