how do i paste into eclipse

From: Sam Aborhey (sam_aborhey_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:42:21 -0500

i just downloaded eclipse 3, but i can't seem to paste text into it. all it
gives me is the first character. is there a way i can paste, because it
would be a headache to type out everything needed