The Paste command will be available in the following situations, and will paste data from the iStudio clipboard in the following priority order (highest priority first):
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If a graphic editing tool is selected (Pointer, Reshaping, or Rotation):
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complete shapes (inc. text flows, images, styles)
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a shape style (only if there's a shape selection)
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If the Text Tool is selected:
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a character style, and there's a text selection
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a paragraph style, and there's a text cursor or text selection
As an alternative to the Paste command, several single feature paste commands are also provided, to be used for the selective pasting of particular features.
NOTE: The Paste command can potentially be used in each situation, with the proviso that lower priority data cannot be pasted if higher priority data is also present - in this case, use the appropriate single feature paste command instead. The single feature paste commands are only available where indicated and will only paste the particular data types indicated.
The following information identifies in detail what gets pasted in each of the above listed situations:
Pasting with a graphic editing tool selected (Pointer, Reshaping, or Rotation)
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If complete shapes (inc. text flows, images, styles) are available:
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Commands available:
- Paste
- Paste in Place
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Outcome:
- creates new complete shapes
- with Paste (on same page as copied shapes), the first pasted copy is offset at 5mm right and 5mm down from the original (copied) shapes, and further pasted copies are also offset at 5mm right and 5mm down from each other
- with Paste (on different page to copied shapes), the first pasted copy is pasted at the same page location as the original shapes (as for Paste in Place), and further pasted copies are offset at 5mm right and 5mm down from each other
- with Paste in Place, shapes are pasted at the same page location as the original shapes, so if you are pasting on the same page as the original shapes, the pasted shapes will be superimposed on top of the originals
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If images are available:
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Commands available:
- Paste
- Paste Image
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Outcome:
- with one image and single or multiple shape selection, this places the image into each shape, including grouped shapes
- with multiple images or no selection, this creates a series of new shapes, one for each image on the clipboard, the first shape is centered on the current page, and others are offset at 5mm right and 5mm down from each other
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If shape outline paths are available:
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Commands available:
- Paste
- Paste Shape
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Outcome:
- with one shape and single or multiple shape selection, each target shape is replaced (dimensions and styles of the target shapes are retained)
- with multiple shapes or no selection, this creates a series of new shapes, one for each shape on the clipboard, the first shape is centered on the current page, and others are offset at 5mm right and 5mm down from each other (dimensions of the source shapes are retained, and new shapes adopt a default style - black 1pt stroke, white fill, no image, no shadow, no alpha)
NOTE: Pasting of shape paths ignores grouped shapes. If all selected shapes are grouped, the command will not be available. If some of the selected shapes are grouped, they will be ignored by the command.
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If a shape style is available, and there's a shape selection:
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Commands available:
- Paste
- Paste Shape Style
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Outcome:
- the shape style is pasted into the selected shapes, including grouped shapes.
Pasting with the Text Tool selected
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If text flow(s) are available, and there's NO text cursor or text selection:
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Commands available:
- Paste
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Outcome:
- creates a new text shape to hold each text flow, the first centered on the current page, and others offset at 5mm right and 5mm down from each other
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If a single text flow is available, and there's a text cursor or text selection:
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Commands available:
- Paste
- Paste and Match Style
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Outcome:
- inserts text flow into the selected flow (deleting any current text selection)
- Paste and Match Style also applies the character and paragraph styles in operation at the insertion point
NOTE: Once inside iStudio, all text is styled; plain text adopts a default style. When a text paragraph is pasted it takes its style with it. However, if you copy a single section of a paragraph (not including the paragraph marker) it will adopt the style of the paragraph it's pasted into, although any existing character overrides will remain in force.
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If multiple text flows are available, and there's a text cursor or text selection:
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Commands available:
- Paste
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Outcome:
- inserts and combines text flows into the selected flow (deleting any current text selection)
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If a character style is available, and text is selected:
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Commands available:
- Paste
- Paste Character Style
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Outcome:
- the pasted style is applied to each character in the selection
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If a paragraph style is available, and there's a text cursor or text selection:
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Commands available:
- Paste
- Paste Paragraph Style
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Outcome:
- with NO text selection, the pasted style is applied to the paragraph at the cursor
- with a text selection, the pasted style is applied to all paragraphs wholly or partially selected
