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  2. If <b>quick copy</b> is enabled in
  3. the <b>Text Area</b> pane of the <b>Utilities</b>&gt;<b>Global
  4. Options</b> dialog box, dragging with the middle mouse button over some text
  5. inserts that text at the previous caret position.<p>
  6. This feature has some additional behavior you might not expect:
  7. <ul>
  8. <li>It can be used to transfer text between edit panes in a split view.
  9. <li>Holding down <b>Shift</b> while clicking the middle mouse button immediately duplicates all text between the caret position and the clicked location.
  10. <li>If there already is a selection when you start middle-dragging, the selection
  11. will be replaced with the region you marked with the mouse.</li>
  12. <li>Holding down <b>Control</b> while dragging the middle mouse button marks a
  13. rectangular area, and pastes it vertically at the caret location (or into the
  14. current selection).</li>
  15. </ul>
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