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Element Copy/Paste Submenu

The element Copy/Paste context menu provides a range of options for copying or moving elements between Packages or between models, within the Project Browser.

Access     Project Browser | Right-click element | Copy/Paste

Options

Option

Action

Shortcut

See also

Copy Element(s) to Clipboard

Select this option to copy the selected elements to the clipboard, to be pasted into another Package in the same project file or a different project file using the Paste Elements from Clipboard menu option in the Package context menu.

 

 

 

Cut

Select this option to remove the selected element from its parent Package, to be pasted under another element or Package. The selected element remains where it is until the Paste operation (below) is invoked.

Ctrl+X

 

 

Move Elements Between Packages

Copy Elements Between  Packages

 

Paste

Select this option to paste a cut element under the selected element or Package. If the selected element is not a valid target, the Paste option is grayed out.

(This option is not available for copied elements - use the Paste Package from Clipboard menu option in the Package context menu.)

Ctrl+V

Copy Documentation Bookmark

 

When using the Legacy Report Generator, if you want to create a complex document that consists of sections of one or more document reports, rather than one complete report, you can create a master document in Microsoft WordTM and within it create links to the report sections using their bookmarks.

Select this menu option to copy the bookmark to the clipboard, to be pasted into a search or other reference to the bookmark.

 

 

Document Bookmarks

Paste Diagram

Select this option to paste an existing diagram as a child of the selected element.

The diagram would have been copied to the clipboard by right-clicking on the diagram in the Project Browser and selecting the Copy Diagram menu option.

 

Copy (Duplicate) Diagram

 

Copy Node Path to Clipboard

Select this option to copy the Package's node path (hierarchy structure) to the Enterprise Architect clipboard, as a reference.

 

 

 

Copy Node GUID to Clipboard

Select this option to copy the Package's node GUID to the Enterprise Architect clipboard, as a reference.

 

 

 

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