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Copying, replacing and moving items on sheets

You can copy, replace and move items on a sheet and between sheets. You can do this in the following ways:

  • Using the edit bar on the sheet (µ, and ).
  • Using the shortcut menu options Cut, Copy and Paste (or Paste and replace).
  • With the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X and Ctrl+V.

Copying items

Follow this procedure when you want to make a copy of an existing item.

Do the following:

  1. While editing a sheet, click on the item you want to copy.

    The item is highlighted.

  2. On the edit bar, click .

  3. To insert the item on another sheet, navigate to the sheet via the sheet navigator.

  4. Click to paste the item.

The copied item is added to the sheet.

Information note

If there is no empty space on the sheet, then the largest item will reduce in size by half to make space for the copied item.

Replacing items

Follow this procedure when you want to replace an existing item with the one you have just copied.

Do the following:

  1. While editing a sheet, click on the item you want to copy.

    The item is highlighted.

  2. On the edit bar, click .
  3. Click on the item you want to replace.

    The item is highlighted.

  4. Click to replace the highlighted item with the copied one.

The copied item replaces the highlighted one.

Tip note

If you want to deselect the visualizations on the sheet, press Esc.

Moving items to another sheet

To move an item between two sheets you first cut it out from one sheet and then paste it onto another sheet.

Do the following:

  1. While editing a sheet, click on the item you want to move from one sheet to another.

    The item is highlighted.

  2. On the edit bar, click µ.

    The item is deleted from the sheet.

  3. Navigate to the sheet you want to move the item to.

  4. Click to paste the item.

The moved item is added to the other sheet.

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