.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: Edit=>Clear

.. _editclear:

Edit=>Clear
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Deletes the current selection but does not save it to the clipboard.

.. us.comment

**Comment**

Shortcut Key: :kbd:`DEL (Delete)`

.. seealso::
   :ref:`editcut`,
   :ref:`editcopy`

:sub:`id-528986`