diff --git a/src/core/editor/Zigg.re b/src/core/editor/Zigg.re
index 5baa196d..5df9e8dc 100644
--- a/src/core/editor/Zigg.re
+++ b/src/core/editor/Zigg.re
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ let tokens = ({up, top, dn}: t) =>
     List.rev(Slope.tokens(dn)),
   ]);
 
-// let flatten = ({up, top, dn}: t) =>
-//   List.concat([
-//     Slope.Up.flatten(up),
-//     Wald.flatten(top),
-//     Slope.Dn.flatten(dn),
-//   ]);
+let flatten = ({up, top, dn}: t) =>
+  List.concat([
+    Slope.Up.flatten(up),
+    Cell.flatten_wald(top),
+    Slope.Dn.flatten(dn),
+  ]);
 
 let face = (~side: Dir.t, zigg: t) => {
   let (s_d, top, _) = orient(side, zigg);
diff --git a/src/core/editor/Zipper.re b/src/core/editor/Zipper.re
index a7c04cd3..3118f05e 100644
--- a/src/core/editor/Zipper.re
+++ b/src/core/editor/Zipper.re
@@ -308,3 +308,14 @@ let mk_button = (~cur: Cursor.t, ctx) =>
     let ctx = Ctx.(button(cons((dn', up'), tl)));
     unzip_exn(cell, ~ctx);
   };
+
+let selection_str = (cur: Cursor.Base.t('tok)): option(string) =>
+  switch (cur) {
+  | Point(_) => None
+  | Select({range, _}) =>
+    range
+    |> Zigg.flatten
+    |> List.map((x: Token.t) => x.text)
+    |> String.concat("")
+    |> Option.some
+  };
diff --git a/src/core/structure/Cell.re b/src/core/structure/Cell.re
index cb965bcb..15e14e14 100644
--- a/src/core/structure/Cell.re
+++ b/src/core/structure/Cell.re
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@ include Base;
 [@deriving (sexp, yojson)]
 type t = Base.t(Token.t);
 
+let rec flatten: Base.t(Token.t) => list('a) =
+  c =>
+    switch (c.meld) {
+    | None => []
+    | Some(m) => flatten_meld(m)
+    }
+and flatten_wald = (W(wald): Wald.t(_)) =>
+  Chain.map(Fun.id, flatten, wald)
+  |> Chain.to_list(x => [x], Fun.id)
+  |> List.flatten
+and flatten_meld = (M(p_left, wald, p_right): Meld.t(_)) =>
+  flatten(p_left) @ flatten_wald(wald) @ flatten(p_right);
+
 let dirty = mk(~marks=Marks.dirty, ());
 let rec pp = (out, {marks, meld}: t) => {
   let pp_meld = Meld.pp(pp, Token.pp);
diff --git a/src/core/structure/Slope.re b/src/core/structure/Slope.re
index 1c65798a..fef83963 100644
--- a/src/core/structure/Slope.re
+++ b/src/core/structure/Slope.re
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ include Base;
 type t = Base.t(Token.t);
 
 let tokens = List.concat_map(Terr.tokens);
+
 // let link = (w: Wald.t, c: Rel.t(_), slope: t) =>
 //   switch (c) {
 //   | Neq(c) => [Terr.Base.{cell: c, wald: Wald.rev(w)}, ...slope]
@@ -124,16 +125,17 @@ let merge_hd = (~onto: Dir.t, t: Token.t, slope: t): option(t) =>
 module Dn = {
   [@deriving (show({with_path: false}), sexp, yojson)]
   type t = list(Terr.R.t);
-  // let flatten = List.concat_map(Terr.R.flatten);
   let roll = roll(~onto=L);
   let unroll = unroll(~from=L);
   let pull = pull(~from=L);
+  let flatten = slope => slope |> List.rev |> List.concat_map(Terr.R.flatten);
 };
 module Up = {
   [@deriving (show({with_path: false}), sexp, yojson)]
   type t = list(Terr.L.t);
-  // let flatten = List.concat_map(Terr.L.flatten);
+
   let roll = roll(~onto=R);
   let unroll = unroll(~from=R);
   let pull = pull(~from=R);
+  let flatten = List.concat_map(Terr.L.flatten);
 };
diff --git a/src/core/structure/Terr.re b/src/core/structure/Terr.re
index b52d1583..2e3dd448 100644
--- a/src/core/structure/Terr.re
+++ b/src/core/structure/Terr.re
@@ -76,13 +76,15 @@ module L = {
   // L2R: wald cell
   [@deriving (show({with_path: false}), sexp, yojson)]
   type t = Base.t(Token.t);
-  // let flatten = ({wald, cell}: t) =>
-  //   Wald.flatten(wald) @ Cell.flatten(cell);
+
+  let flatten = (terr: t) =>
+    Cell.flatten_wald(terr.wald) @ Cell.flatten(terr.cell);
 };
 module R = {
   // L2R: cell wald
   [@deriving (show({with_path: false}), sexp, yojson)]
   type t = Base.t(Token.t);
-  // let flatten = ({cell, wald}: t) =>
-  //   Cell.flatten(cell) @ Wald.flatten(Wald.rev(wald));
+
+  let flatten = (terr: t) =>
+    Cell.flatten(terr.cell) @ Cell.flatten_wald(Wald.rev(terr.wald));
 };
diff --git a/src/web/Store.re b/src/web/Store.re
index f6ccfe97..38f7d63a 100644
--- a/src/web/Store.re
+++ b/src/web/Store.re
@@ -25,21 +25,24 @@ let save_syntax_key: int => string =
 let save_syntax = (save_idx: int, z: Zipper.t) =>
   LocalStorage.set(save_syntax_key(save_idx), z |> serialize);
 
-let editor_defaults = [
-  serialize(Zipper.empty),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t0_transcribe)),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t0_modify)),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t1_transcribe)),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t1_modify)),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t2_transcribe)),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t2_modify)),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t3_transcribe)),
-  serialize(parse(Data.t3_modify)),
-  // serialize(parse("case 7\n| x => 7")),
-  // serialize(parse("let (a, b) =\n(8*9<6, 17==6) in\n(a,(a, b))")),
-  // serialize(parse("let f = fun z -> 9 in f(9)")),
+let tasks = [
+  Data.t0_transcribe,
+  Data.t0_modify,
+  Data.t1_transcribe,
+  Data.t1_modify,
+  Data.t2_transcribe,
+  Data.t2_modify,
+  Data.t3_transcribe,
+  Data.t3_modify,
+  // (("case 7\n| x => 7")),
+  // (("let (a, b) =\n(8*9<6, 17==6) in\n(a,(a, b))")),
+  // (("let f = fun z -> 9 in f(9)")),
 ];
 
+let editor_defaults =
+  [serialize(Zipper.empty)]
+  @ List.map(task => serialize(parse(task)), tasks);
+
 let load_default_syntax: int => Zipper.t =
   save_idx =>
     switch (List.nth_opt(editor_defaults, save_idx)) {
diff --git a/src/web/style.css b/src/web/style.css
index c8657bbf..54400faa 100644
--- a/src/web/style.css
+++ b/src/web/style.css
@@ -588,4 +588,13 @@ svg {
   50% {
     opacity: 0%;
   }
+}
+
+#clipboard-shim {
+  position: fixed;
+  opacity: 0.01;
+  width: 1em;
+  height: 1em;
+  top: -1em;
+  left: -1em;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/web/util/Dom.re b/src/web/util/Dom.re
index 049b8042..2de1a3c9 100644
--- a/src/web/util/Dom.re
+++ b/src/web/util/Dom.re
@@ -8,3 +8,35 @@ let get_elem_by_id = id => {
       //print_endline(id);
   });
 };
+
+let clipboard_shim_id = "clipboard-shim";
+
+let focus_clipboard_shim = () => get_elem_by_id(clipboard_shim_id)##focus;
+
+open Virtual_dom.Vdom;
+let clipboard_shim = {
+  Node.textarea(~attrs=[Attr.id(clipboard_shim_id)], []);
+};
+
+let copy = (str: string) => {
+  focus_clipboard_shim();
+  Dom_html.document##execCommand(
+    Js.string("selectAll"),
+    Js.bool(false),
+    Js.Opt.empty,
+  );
+  Dom_html.document##execCommand(
+    Js.string("insertText"),
+    Js.bool(false),
+    Js.Opt.option(Some(Js.string(str))),
+  );
+  Dom_html.document##execCommand(
+    Js.string("selectAll"),
+    Js.bool(false),
+    Js.Opt.empty,
+  );
+};
+
+let paste = evt =>
+  Js.to_string(evt##.clipboardData##getData(Js.string("text")))
+  |> Re.Str.global_replace(Re.Str.regexp("\n[ ]*"), "\n");
diff --git a/src/web/view/Page.re b/src/web/view/Page.re
index 0839d151..0e1acdf0 100644
--- a/src/web/view/Page.re
+++ b/src/web/view/Page.re
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ let on_key = (~inject, ~model) => {
   ];
 };
 
+let copy = (cur: Tylr_core.Zipper.Cursor.Base.t('tok)) =>
+  switch (Tylr_core.Zipper.selection_str(cur)) {
+  | None => ()
+  | Some(str) => Util.Dom.copy(str)
+  };
+
 let view = (~inject, model: Model.t) => {
   div(
     ~attrs=
@@ -202,33 +208,31 @@ let view = (~inject, model: Model.t) => {
         // necessary to make cell focusable
         // tabindex(0),
         on_blur(_ => {
-          Util.Dom.get_elem_by_id("page")##focus;
+          //Util.Dom.get_elem_by_id("page")##focus;
+          Util.Dom.focus_clipboard_shim();
           Effect.Prevent_default;
         }),
+        Attr.on_focus(_ => {
+          Util.Dom.focus_clipboard_shim();
+          Effect.Ignore;
+        }),
         Attr.on_copy(_ => {
-          print_endline("TODO: copying");
-          //JsUtil.copy(Printer.to_string_selection(editor));
+          copy(model.zipper.cur);
           Effect.Ignore;
         }),
         Attr.on_cut(_ => {
-          print_endline("TODO: cutting");
-          //JsUtil.copy(Printer.to_string_selection(editor));
-          //inject(UpdateAction.PerformAction(Destruct(Left)));
-          Effect.Ignore;
+          copy(model.zipper.cur);
+          inject(Update.PerformAction(Delete(L)));
         }),
         Attr.on_paste(evt => {
-          print_endline("TODO: pasting");
-          open Js_of_ocaml;
-          let pasted_text =
-            Js.to_string(evt##.clipboardData##getData(Js.string("text")));
-          //|> Util.StringUtil.trim_leading;
-          Dom.preventDefault(evt);
-          inject(Update.PerformAction(Insert(pasted_text)));
+          Js_of_ocaml.Dom.preventDefault(evt);
+          inject(Update.PerformAction(Insert(Util.Dom.paste(evt))));
         }),
         ...on_key(~inject, ~model),
       ],
     [
       FontSpecimen.view("font-specimen"),
+      Util.Dom.clipboard_shim,
       // FontSpecimen.view("logo-font-specimen"),
       Dec.Filters.all,
       // top_bar_view(~inject, model),