Curve Tool: Copying Curves between Axes

The clipboard can be used in the Curve Tool to copy curves between axes as well as import and export curves to other applications such as Microsoft Excel. For further details on importing and exporting curves, see Importing and Exporting Curves.

To copy a curve to the clipboard:

Select the axis of the curve you want to copy to the clipboard, as described in Selecting the Active Axis.
On the Edit menu, click Cut or Copy.

You can also use the corresponding toolbar buttons ( $image\but_cut.gif$ and $image\but_copy.gif$ ) or the CTRL+X and CTRL+C shortcut keys to issue these commands.

To paste a curve from the clipboard:

Select the axis that you want to paste the curve in the clipboard to, as described in Selecting the Active Axis.
On the Edit menu, click Paste.

You can also use the corresponding toolbar button ( $image\but_paste.gif$ ) or the CTRL+V shortcut key to issue this command.

If there is an existing curve on this axis, then you will be prompted whether you want to overwrite that curve. If you answer yes, then the existing curve will be replaced by the one on the clipboard.

To copy cells from the Spreadsheet view to the clipboard, see Cutting and Copying Cells for more information.