...Please do not waste your time trying to explain 'copy and paste'. TextEdit is Greek or Latin to me.
This reminds me of the days when I was stupid enough to consult, in person, to law firms.
It really behooves an attorney to become extremely adept at using Microsoft Word, because attorneys write long complex briefs all day, and anything they can do to make the process easier and faster is a HUGE advantage. Word is a standard, so they have to use it in any case, so it makes sense to learn to use it correctly and with some expertise.
The thing is that attorneys have an irrational fear of Microsoft Word. Mostly they think that because it has so many features that they have to learn all of them and that seems like too overwhelming a task to them. When ever I would try to teach them just the few easy features that would make their life a lot easier, more often than not they would become angry, abusive, and even yell at me!
So, instead, what most attorneys do is try to use Microsoft Word like a typewriter. If you've ever tried to do that you know that Word will fight you every step of the way because it's NOT a typewriter. Attorney's will struggle with Word all day, everyday, swearing and being miserable, rather than accept an hour or two of training that would make their life so much easier. It's kinda sad and kinda pitiful.
Which is a long way of saying that I'd be more than happy to gently teach you how to do copy and paste, if you want to learn how to do it. But if you don't want to learn how to do it, I'm extremely happy not to even mention it ever again.
