Page 1 of 1
Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 10:49 am
by pfgreig
Hi all, a silly question maybe, I think I am missing something; how do I cut or copy and then paste something in another position on a page?
If I copy something I often wish to place it somewhere else on my page...perhaps down the bottom..but what I am finding is when I 'paste' it it just pastes a copy directly over the original position...what do I need to do?
Many thanks
Paul.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 11:08 am
by WWBman
After the paste can't you just drag it to where you want?
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 11:31 am
by Pablo
If you use the context menu or use 'paste' while the cursor is in the workspace then the objects will be place at the current position.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 11:48 am
by brynj
There are two options for paste.
'Paste' which will paste in a different location - then you can freely move it where you want, OR
'Paste in place' which will paste in the same location from where it was copied (this is helpful when pasting on a different page but you want the image/text in the same location on both pages)
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 11:54 am
by WWBman
Pablo wrote: Thu May 26, 2022 11:31 am
If you use the context menu or use 'paste' while the cursor is in the workspace then the objects will be place at the current position.
I’ve never seen it paste in the current position.
It seems to paste it quite a way off the current position.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 11:57 am
by Pablo
The objects should be pasted exactly where the mouse cursor is.
Note however that floating content will be inserted at end of the layout.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 12:06 pm
by WWBman
Pablo wrote: Thu May 26, 2022 11:57 am
The objects should be pasted exactly where the mouse cursor is.
Note however that floating content will be inserted at end of the layout.
It only seems to paste at the current point when you use CTRL-V.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 12:10 pm
by brynj
[quote=It only seems to paste at the current point when you use CTRL-V.
[/quote]
Strange - I use the mouse to copy and paste/paste in place and it works as I stated (Using v17.2)
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 12:20 pm
by WWBman
Yes, paste-in-place does work, I am referring to just paste.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 12:29 pm
by WWBman
When you do a right-click paste the top-left corner of the object is positioned where the cursor is within the context menu.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 1:01 pm
by Pablo
When you do a right-click paste the top-left corner of the object is positioned where the cursor is within the context menu.
That is correct.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 10:22 pm
by pfgreig
Thanks for your assistance all.
WBB Man, I may not have explained it well but I do know you can simply cut and paste and drag the duplicated object to anywhere on the page but if I am at the top and want to paste at the bottom I had a problem.
Pablo...I didn't quite understand this; Note however that floating content will be inserted at end of the layout.
Could you explain?
Thanks again.
Paul.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 12:27 am
by crispy68
It means for example if you copy a layout grid and then paste it, the grid will be pasted at the bottom of the layout.
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 7:08 am
by Pablo
By "floating content" I meant layout gird, flexbox, card container etc. Also, known as flexible layout.
See this tutorial
https://wysiwygwebbuilder.com/layout_modes.html
Re: Cut n paste??
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 9:55 am
by pfgreig
Thanks for your help people...appreciated.
Paul