# Edit menu

The Edit menu is a drop-down menu at the top of the screen, and contains the following commands:

Edit menu commands

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Undo Layout<br>Change | Undoes the latest layout change, including<br>moving, sizing and removing of sheet objects as well as changes to sheet<br>object properties. Removing sheets, editing the sheet properties or document<br>properties can also be undone. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Z. |
| Redo Layout<br>Change | Redoes the latest undone layout action. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Y. |
| Cut | Moves the selected sheet object(s) to Clipboard for pasting elsewhere in the<br>QlikView document. If only one sheet object is active a bitmap image of<br>the object, which can be pasted into other programs, will also be put<br>into Clipboard. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+X. |
| Copy | Copies the selected sheet object(s) to Clipboard for pasting elsewhere in the<br>QlikView document. If only one sheet object is active a bitmap image of<br>the object, which can be pasted into other programs, will also be put<br>into Clipboard. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+C. |
| Paste | Pastes one or several sheet objects from Clipboard back to the QlikView document. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+V. |
| Format Painter | Makes it possible to copy formatting from one<br>sheet object to another. |
| Remove | Deletes the selected sheet object(s). The user will be asked to confirm this command before<br>deleting. |
| Activate<br>All | Makes every sheet object on the sheet active.<br>Another way of obtaining a similar result is to click and drag a rectangle<br>around those sheet objects that should be activated, or to Shift-click<br>them. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+A. |
| Search | Opens the Text search box, provided that a searchable sheet object (list box or opened<br>multi box) is active. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+F. |
| Fuzzy Search | Opens the Text search box in Fuzzy search,<br>provided that a searchable sheet object is active. |
| Advanced Search | Opens the Advanced Search dialog, provided<br>that a list box or opened multi box is active. The dialog makes it possible<br>to enter advanced search expressions. This command can also be invoked by the following keyboard shortcut:<br>Ctrl+Shift+F. |
| Copy<br>mode | Switches from logic mode to copy mode. Values<br>clicked while in copy mode are copied to Clipboard<br>without changing the logical state of the QlikView run. When copy mode<br>is chosen, the Clipboard Copy List dialog<br>opens. In this dialog the copied fields are shown. The format of the copy list can also be set here. |

## Learn more

* [Format Painter](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/DesignToolbar.htm#FormatPainter)
* [User Preferences: Objects](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/User_Preferences_Objects.htm)
* [Fuzzy Search](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Text_search_and_numeric_search.htm#FuzzySearch)
* [Advanced Search dialog](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Advanced_Search_dialog.htm)
* [Clipboard Copy List](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Clipboard_Copy_List.htm)