.. _schema/copy

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Copy object
=============

QElectroTech allows copying objects (`element`_, `conductor`_, `text field`_, `basic object`_ 
and `picture`_) to `paste`_ them at the same `folio`_ or at different `folio`_ and/or 
`project`_ later.

.. note::

   Multiples objects can be copied at the same time `selecting multiple objects`_.

.. warning::

    The `element`_ would suffer data losses if the intention is to `paste`_ it at different `project`_.

Copying objects can be done from `menu bar`_, `toolbar`_, by right click on the object and using 
the corresponding keyboard shortcut.

Copy object from menu bar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. `Select the object/s`_ which should be copied.
    2. Select **Edit > Copy** menu item to copy the object.

    .. figure:: ../images/qet_menu_edit.png
        :align: center

        Figure: QElectroTech edit menu

Copy object from toolbar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. `Select the object/s`_ which should be copied.
    2. Select the icon |edit-copy| from `toolbar`_ to copy the object.

.. |edit-copy| image:: ../images/ico/22x22/edit-copy.png

.. note::

   If the `toolbar`_ is not displayed, it can be displayed from **Settings > Display > Tools**.

Copy object by right click
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Right click on the object which should be copied.
    2. Select the option **Copy** to copy the object.

    .. figure:: ../images/qet_element_right_click.png
        :align: center

        Figure: QElectroTech right click PopUP window

Copy object using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. `Select the object/s`_ which should be copied.
    2. Press ``Ctrl + c`` to copy the object.

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcuts, refer to `menu bar`_ section.

.. _menu bar: ../interface/menu_bar.html
.. _toolbar: ../interface/toolbars.html
.. _element: ../element/index.html
.. _conductor: ../conductor/index.html
.. _text field: ../schema/text/index.html
.. _picture: ../schema/picture.html
.. _basic object: ../schema/basics/index.html
.. _paste: ../schema/paste.html
.. _folio: ../folio/index.html
.. _project: ../project/index.html
.. _selecting multiple objects: ../schema/select/select_multiple_objects.html
.. _basic object: ../schema/basics/index.html
.. _Select the object/s: ../schema/select/index.html