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Using Copy and Paste

QDEs have a number of opportunities to use Copy and Paste to speed up form design. This sections show how to copy and paste the various components.

  • Whole Document copy and paste is done from the (bottom left) Project view with Data selected.

    Select Document, Copy and Paste and the new document appears with qualified name (which should be changed via Properties).

  • Record copy and paste is done from the (bottom left) Document (full , partial ) view with Data selected. Select Record from the left-hand list, Copy .

    Select the receiving Document's Data . Select Master (in the Data screen) and Paste to paste that record.

  • Area copy and paste is done from the (bottom left) Document (full , partial ) view with Data selected. Select Area from the left-hand list, Copy .

    Select the receiving Document's Record (in the Data screen) and Paste to paste that area to the selected record.

  • Field cut and paste is done from the (bottom left) Document (full , partial ) view with Data selected.

    To Cut, select Field from the left-hand list, select Show in Main Screen , select inside the field on the Data screen and Cut .

    To Paste, select the receiving Document's Record in the left-hand list, select Show in Main Screen , select inside that record on the Data screen and Paste .

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