Copy, Paste, and Arrange ComponentsCopy, Cut, and Clear Components
Use standard menu and pop-up menu commands, toolbar icons, keyboard keys, and
shortcut keys to copy, cut, and clear components.
Copy
Copying places a copy of the selected components on the clipboard. A copy of a panel or
button group includes its children.
Cut
Cutting places a copy of the selected components on the clipboard and deletes them from
the layout area. If you cut a panel or button group, you also cut its children.
Clear
Clearing deletes the selected components from the layout area. It does not place a copy of
the components on the clipboard. If you clear a panel or button group, you also clear its
children.
Paste and Duplicate Components
Paste
Use standard menu and pop-up menu commands, toolbar icons, and shortcut keys to
paste components. GUIDE pastes the contents of the clipboard to the location of the last
mouse click. It positions the upper-left corner of the contents at the mouse click.
Consecutive pastes place each copy to the lower right of the last one.
Duplicate
Select one or more components that you want to duplicate, then do one of the following:
- Copy and paste the selected components as described above.
- Select Edit > Duplicate. Duplicate places the copy to the lower right of the original.
- Right-click and drag the component to the desired location. The position of the cursor
when you drop the components determines the parent of all the selected components.