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Windows 11

Cut text

CtrlX

Windows Desktop app Windows 11

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In Windows 11 this is cut text. It applies here: text selection.

Where it works: Text selection

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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