Pasting an Order in TOS
Copy and Paste a Trade Alert as an order into TOS.
Step 1
From the alerts window, find the order you want to copy.
![Alerts from the Alerts window](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/270289880/804ceb1fed849d1e46f66eee/image.png)
Click and drag over the text of the order to highlight it.
If you copy extra spaces or text, the order will not paste into TOS correctly.
![Click and drag over the text to highlight it graphic](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/270290043/9c74207e47bd06f054031b5d/image.png)
Right-click on the highlighted text.
From the drop-down menu, left-click on Copy.
![Copy the text](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/270289972/b220ba8a7c5e0b9f0e8c814d/image.png)
Step 2
In TOS, click on the Order Entry Tools tab in the lower left of the main TOS window.
![Click on the order entry](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/270292731/ebf74c8533149ec6b137e83b/image.png)
Step 3
Left click on the Paste order from clipboard button on the lower right side of the Order Entry sub-tab.
![paste order from the clipboard](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/270293959/6f993ecb78a482573d8b63ec/image.png)
Step 4
The order from the clipboard will be pasted into TOS. Check your order prior to clicking on the Confirm and Send button.
![Clipboard will paste into TOS](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/270295850/3c53eecb3119c69ce802646a/image.png)