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(CUA Bindings): Describe how to use C-x and C-c as prefix keys even when mark is active. Decribe that RET moves cursor to next corner in rectangle; clarify insert around rectangle.

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  The command @kbd{M-x cua-mode} sets up key bindings that are
compatible with the Common User Access (CUA) system used in many other
applications.  @kbd{C-x} means cut (kill), @kbd{C-c} copy, @kbd{C-v}
paste (yank), and @kbd{C-z} undo.  Standard Emacs commands like
@kbd{C-x C-c} still work, because @kbd{C-x} and @kbd{C-c} only take
effect when the mark is active.  However, if you don't want these
bindings at all, set @code{cua-enable-cua-keys} to @code{nil}.

  In CUA mode, using @kbd{Shift} together with the movement keys
activates the region over which they move.  The standard (unshifted)
movement keys deactivate the mark, and typed text replaces the active
region as in Delete-Selection mode (@pxref{Graphical Kill}).

@cindex rectangle highlighting
  CUA mode provides enhanced rectangle support with visible
rectangle highlighting.  Use @kbd{C-RET} to start a rectangle,
extend it using the movement commands, and cut or copy it using
@kbd{C-x} or @kbd{C-c}.  When a rectangle is active, text you type is
automatically inserted before or after each line in the rectangle.

  With CUA you can easily copy text and rectangles into and out of
registers by providing a one-digit numeric prefix the the kill, copy,
and yank commands, e.g. @kbd{C-1 C-c} copies the region into register
@code{1}, and @kbd{C-2 C-v} yanks the contents of register @code{2}.

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  The command @kbd{M-x cua-mode} sets up key bindings that are
compatible with the Common User Access (CUA) system used in many other
applications.  @kbd{C-x} means cut (kill), @kbd{C-c} copy, @kbd{C-v}
paste (yank), and @kbd{C-z} undo.  Standard Emacs commands like
@kbd{C-x C-c} still work, because @kbd{C-x} and @kbd{C-c} only take
effect when the mark is active (and the region is highlighted).
However, if you don't want these bindings at all, set
@code{cua-enable-cua-keys} to @code{nil}.

  In CUA mode, using @kbd{Shift} together with the movement keys
activates and highlights the region over which they move.  The
standard (unshifted) movement keys deactivate the mark, and typed text
replaces the active region as in Delete-Selection mode
(@pxref{Graphical Kill}).

  To run a command like @kbd{C-x C-f} while the mark is active, use
one of the following methods: either hold @kbd{Shift} together with
the prefix key, e.g. @kbd{S-C-x C-f}, or quickly type the prefix key
twice, e.g. @kbd{C-x C-x C-f}.

@cindex rectangle highlighting
  CUA mode provides enhanced rectangle support with visible
rectangle highlighting.  Use @kbd{C-RET} to start a rectangle,
extend it using the movement commands, and cut or copy it using
@kbd{C-x} or @kbd{C-c}.  @kbd{RET} moves the cursor to the next
(clockwise) corner of the rectangle, so you can easily expand it in
any direction.  Normal text you type is inserted to the left or right
of each line in the rectangle (on the same side as the cursor).

  With CUA you can easily copy text and rectangles into and out of
registers by providing a one-digit numeric prefix the the kill, copy,
and yank commands, e.g. @kbd{C-1 C-c} copies the region into register
@code{1}, and @kbd{C-2 C-v} yanks the contents of register @code{2}.