# Paste

Paste pastes information from the clipboard into a model. Note that pasting occurs only when consistent with the operation of the software. For example, you cannot paste a picture into an equation dialog. Figure 3-13 indicates what is amenable to the paste operation in the software.

The Paste capability supports Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in the Windows environment. As a result, you can Paste a DDE link into a selected graphical function output column, or into the equation box of a stock, flow or converter. Within dialogs, use the key commands [Control V on Windows or Command V on Macintosh] to execute the Paste command. For more about creating data links, see Chapter 8.

Helpful Hint: Pasting into an output column in a graphical function requires that the entire output column be selected. The easiest way to do this is to click on the word "Output" in the column header.