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| Elements in a diagram can be moved or copied within the same diagram using cut & paste operations. Header elements can only be pasted in the header portion of the diagram, while body elements can only be pasted in the body portion of a diagram.
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| Cut-n-paste can also be used to move and copy elements from one diagram to another as described in the next topic.
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| To move diagram elements using cut & paste:
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| · | Select the element(s) to move
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| · | Invoke the Cut command from the edit menu (Edit | Cut) or context menu
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| · | The selected elements will be displayed in "cut" grayed state to indicate they are in the process of being moved
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| · | Move the insertion position to the desired paste location (where the elements should be placed)
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| · | Invoke the Paste command from the edit menu (Edit | Paste) or context menu
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| The elements will be moved from their original location to their new location.
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| The move operation can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key before pasting the elements. The "cut" elements will revert to their original state.
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| To copy diagram elements using cut & paste:
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| · | Select the element(s) to copy
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| · | Invoke the Copy command from the edit menu (Edit | Copy) or context menu
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| · | The selected elements are copied but their appearance does not change
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| · | Move the insertion position to the desired paste location
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| · | Invoke the Paste command from the edit menu (Edit | Paste) or context menu
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| Copies of the elements will be placed at the new location.
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| See Also
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| Diagram Tasks | Moving/Copying Elements Using Drag & Drop | Moving/Copying Elements From One Diagram to Another
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