>>case nKeyCode ...(crtl+x)
>> _cliptext=this.SelText
>> this.SelText=""
>>Case (ctrl+c)
>> _cliptext=this.SelText
>>Case (ctrl+v)
>> this.SelText= _cliptext
>>Case....
>>
>>Just like that. No need for menus.
>
>But menus make this behavior universal for all entry controls, with no code to be dispersed in every instance or class definition. I have used your method when I want this behavior on a limited scale, but it's not very practical for an entire app, or even an entire form.

Sure; I'd do this somewhere upstream in a text/editbox class code to avoid the clutter. The original poster asked for an idea how to do this without including the menus. Well, what's the third way? I mean, this is VFP, you can do it three ways or no way.