Clipboard Tools

The following clipboard tools are available in Present, Publish, Illustrate, and Tabulate. They are used to copy, cut, paste, and delete content items.

Ribbons

The overhead ribbons include the following clipboard tools:

  • Paste: Paste the cut or copied item to the current slide or page.
  • Cut: Cut the selected content item.
  • Copy: Copy the selected content item.
  • Delete: Delete the selected content item from the file.

Context Menus

The right-click context menu includes the following clipboard tools:

  • Cut: Cut the selected content item.
  • Copy: Copy the selected content item.
  • Paste Options:
    • Paste in Original Position: Paste the selected content item in its original position, on the current slide or page.
    • Paste at Cursor Position: Paste the selected content item at the location of the cursor.
  • Delete: Delete the selected content item from the file.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts enable clipboard functions:

  • Ctrl+c - Copy the selected item.
  • Ctrl+x - Cut the selected item.
  • Ctrl+v - Paste the cut or copied item in the original position.

Dynamic Text

Dynamic clipboard tools allow you to cut, copy, and paste dynamic text. The dynamic clipboard tools are available from the Component ribbon. Using the regular copy, cut, and paste tools pastes the text into a new textbox without copying the dynamic element. To copy, cut, or paste the dynamic text element, you must use the dynamic clipboard tools.

  • Dynamic Cut: Cut the selected dynamic text, including the underlying logic.
  • Dynamic Copy: Copy the selected dynamic text, including the underlying logic.
  • Dynamic Paste: Paste the selected dynamic text, including the underlying logic.