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box is the desired size and shape, release the mouse button. All objects
within the box are selected.
You may then cut or copy all the selected objects and place them somewhere
else, or drag all the selected objects with the mouse to a new location.
Moving Objects
To move an object from one frame or program to another, select it and choose
Edit > Cut. To copy an object, select Edit > Copy. Then go to where you want
the cut or copied object inserted and choose
Edit > Paste. The object is pasted
in the top left corner of the window; drag it with the mouse to reposition it.
You can use the
Cut, Copy, and Paste commands to move and copy parts of a
flow chart from one frame to another or from one program to another. These
commands operate on frames and nodes just like they do on text or graphics in
other Windows applications.
Moving Links
To move a node while retaining the position of anchored, jointed links, press
and hold the
Shift and Ctrl keys while grasping the node with the mouse and
moving it to the new location.
Cut (Ctrl+X)
Select Edit > Cut from the menubar to cut the selected item. Or you can use
the standard Windows keyboard shortcut and press
Ctrl+X.
Copy (Ctrl+C)
Select Edit > Copy from the menubar to copy the selected item. You can also
use the standard Windows keyboard shortcut and press
Ctrl+C.
Paste (Ctrl + V)
Select Edit > Paste from the menubar to paste the copied item.Or you can use
the standard Windows keyboard shortcut and press
Ctrl+V.
Fields and templates cannot be moved or copied between programs.
Copied nodes lose their template and field references if the application in which they
are placed does not have the same data elements.
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