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Edit

The Edit menu provides a range of functions to apply to diagram elements for the currently open diagram or view.

Access: Edit

Option	Usage	Shortcut	See also
Model Search	Display the Model Search window, to search for particular phrases or words	Ctrl + Alt + A	Model Search
File Search	Display the File Search window, to search for text in code files and scripts		Find In Files
Copy	Copy the selected elements to the MS Windows clipboard. (To paste the selected elements use the Paste Element(s) option, below) Copy an image of the selected elements to the clipboard. If no elements are selected, the entire diagram is copied The image can be saved as a bitmap or a metafile; you set the format on the Options dialog	Ctrl + C	General (page of the Options dialog)
Project Clipboard	Offers two sub-options: Add to Project clipboard - Add the current element to the Enterprise Architect clipboard Clear Project Clipboard - Clear any elements from the Enterprise Architect clipboard	Ctrl + Space ---
Paste Element(s)	Display the Paste Elements submenu, which enables you to paste elements on the clipboard into the current diagram.		Paste Elements Submenu
Paste Image From Clipboard	Paste the element in the Enterprise Architect Clipboard into the same diagram or a different diagram, as a metafile (that is, a definition of the element) as many times as is necessary If you paste the element into a different diagram, its classifier identifies the source diagram for the element	Ctrl + Shift + Insert
Redo	Re-apply the last undone action	Ctrl + Y	Redo Last Action
Undo	Undo the last action performed; note that some actions cannot be undone	Ctrl + Z	Undo Last Action
Select All	Select all elements concurrently on the current diagram
Select By Type	Specify a particular type of element to select on the diagram
Clear Selection	Deselect all elements
Bookmark Selected	Bookmark the selected element(s). If the selected element is already bookmarked, this option removes the bookmark	Shift + Space	Manage Bookmarks
Clear All Bookmarks	Clear bookmarks from any bookmarked elements in the current diagram		Manage Bookmarks
Delete Selected Element(s)	Delete the selected elements from the diagram	Ctrl + D

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