You can cut, copy and paste text objects like any other objects (see Cutting, copying and pasting objects). You can also cut and paste text in a text object.
To cut and paste text to another location on the same page
Double-click the text object.
Select the text you want to cut.
Drag the selected text to another location on the same page.
To cut and paste text to another page
If the Page Sorter tab isn’t visible, press Page Sorter.
Double-click the text object.
Select the text you want to copy.
Drag the selected text to the other page’s icon in the Page Sorter tab.