Clipboard

Clipboard group temporarily stores the selected elements, objects or groups of objects. Use the selected and stored objects to transfer them from one label or solution to another.

• Paste: pastes the clipboard contents on the design surface. Multiple reuses of a single clipboard item is allowed.

• Cut: removes the selected element(s) from the design surface and adds it to the clipboard to be pasted elsewhere. Note that the first element is selected by clicking it. When selecting additional elements, press and hold <Shift> key while clicking these elements.

• Copy: copies the selected content to the clipboard. Multiple objects can be copied at once – select them and click Copy.

• Delete: deletes the selected elements or objects. They are not stored in the clipboard.

• Format painter: copies the formatting properties from one object to another. This is how you multiply the style of your reference object.

  Example 3. Example:

  Use the format painter to copy font, font size, font color, alignment and spacing from your reference Text object to all other Text objects using a single action.

  To copy the object style properties:

  1. Click your reference object. This is the object you want to copy the properties from.

  2. Click the format painter.

  3. Click the target object. This object now has the same properties as your reference object.

  When using the format painter for different objects, you are copying and pasting the object's properties from the Style tab. If there are matching Style properties between the objects, Desktop Designer transfers these properties to the target object.

  Example 4. Example:

  When multiplying the properties from a Rectangle object to Ellipse objects, all Style tab properties apply, except for the corner radius. This property is only applicable to the Ellipse object.

  Note

  You can also copy properties between the objects on different labels, different forms, or between objects on labels and forms.