LCD Screen Editor: Using the Clipboard

In the LCD Screen Editor, the clipboard can reduce repetitive entry by allowing you to cut, copy, and paste screens, fields, and text to and from the clipboard.

The instructions below document using the Edit menu. You can also use shortcut menus or shortcut keys to further simplify these operations. See Keyboard Shortcuts for details.

To cut or copy a screen to the clipboard:

In the tree pane, select the screen you want to place in the clipboard.
On the Edit menu, click Cut or Copy.

To paste a screen from the clipboard:

In the tree pane, select the screen that you want to insert the clipboard's screen in front of.
On the Edit menu, click Paste.

To cut or copy a field to the clipboard:

In the tree or screen pane, select the field you want to place in the clipboard.
On the Edit menu, click Cut or Copy.

To paste a field from the clipboard:

In the tree pane, select the screen into which you want to insert the clipboard's field. It will be pasted to the same location from which it was cut or copied.
Or, to specify a location, position the insertion point in the screen pane where you want to paste the field. It will be pasted to this location.
On the Edit menu, click Paste.

To cut or copy text to the clipboard:

In the screen pane, select the block of text you want to place in the clipboard. This text may also contain fields.
On the Edit menu, click Cut or Copy.

To paste text from the clipboard:

In the screen pane, position the insertion point where you want to paste the text.
On the Edit menu, click Paste.