Object

Cut

Choose this command in the Object menu to cut the selected object(s). Optionally, you can press Ctrl+X. The cut object(s) are stored in the clipboard and can be pasted again by choosing the Paste command in the Object menu or pressing Ctrl+V.

Copy

Choose this command in the Object menu or press Ctrl+C to copy the selected object(s) to the clipboard. A maximum of 50 MB of data can be copied to the clipboard.

Paste

This command is enabled in the Object menu when the clipboard contains OCAD objects or text and you are writing text.

Choose this command to copy the object(s) in the clipboard to the current map. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+V. They are initially placed in the center of the screen.

Choose Cut (Ctrl+X) or Copy (Ctrl+C) from the Object menu to copy objects to the clipboard.

When writing text, the text from the clipboard is inserted.

When pasting an object from a different map, and the corresponding symbol does not exist in the current map, the symbol will be added. However, if the color table is different, the object may appears in wrong colors. You will have to adjust the colors of the newly added symbol.

Delete

Choose this command in the Object menu or from the Edit Functions Toolbar to delete the selected object(s). Alternatively, press the Delete key on the keyboard.

When writing text, the next character or the selected text is deleted.

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