is there a way when duplicating an object using C/P to have the new object retain the same relative position as the object that was copied? When I paste the new object is a few pixels offset on the X/Y axis from the original and it's a pain to adjust.
There is not a preference/setting to update within Storyline in regards to how elements will be copy/pasted into the slide. You are welcome to share your thoughts on any behavior you'd like to see change or elements you'd like added to Storyline in the form of a feature request.
Thanks for your suggestion. That's kind of what I'm doing now but I had noticed the inconsistencies with different Grid spacing. If 10px is consistent I will start to use that (although for snapping other objects that creates it's own issues). I will also put in a feature request to add this functionality.
As always I appreciate the fast responses and the help from this community. You folks are great!
If this was a feature that was implemented you need to be able to turn it off and on. I can see that I would be pasting items directly on top of each other multiple times thinking something wasn't working properly.
Has there been any update on this? I have slides with multiple layers where I now need to copy and paste several items but it is taking a long time to nudge everything after pasting. The layers are quite detailed so copying the layers does not help. If not possible, it would be a nice feature to have as a paste option.
There isn't yet a change to this behavior, so it would still be considered a feature request and you're welcome to also share your thoughts on this here.
Hi Ashley, thanks, I'll add something as soon as I get a chance. I can't actually think of a situation where I would prefer the offset paste, but I guess we all use the tool differently.
Helpful stuff here in this related post. Going to try duplicating the slide and copy/pasting into the slide I'm actually going to use.
Need to have it paste in the exact spot since I'm hoping to achieve a "faux cursor"/pulsing effect. Really wish there was some way to have this as a built-in... Especially the pulsing feature. But c'est la vie.
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Hi Jim!
There is not a preference/setting to update within Storyline in regards to how elements will be copy/pasted into the slide. You are welcome to share your thoughts on any behavior you'd like to see change or elements you'd like added to Storyline in the form of a feature request.
Matthew,
Thanks for your suggestion. That's kind of what I'm doing now but I had noticed the inconsistencies with different Grid spacing. If 10px is consistent I will start to use that (although for snapping other objects that creates it's own issues). I will also put in a feature request to add this functionality.
As always I appreciate the fast responses and the help from this community. You folks are great!
Jim
If this was a feature that was implemented you need to be able to turn it off and on. I can see that I would be pasting items directly on top of each other multiple times thinking something wasn't working properly.
Thanks Matthew and Cary for the assist and weighing in here. I hope that it helps you out Jim.
Hi there,
Has there been any update on this? I have slides with multiple layers where I now need to copy and paste several items but it is taking a long time to nudge everything after pasting. The layers are quite detailed so copying the layers does not help. If not possible, it would be a nice feature to have as a paste option.
Hi Pat,
There isn't yet a change to this behavior, so it would still be considered a feature request and you're welcome to also share your thoughts on this here.
Hi Ashley, thanks, I'll add something as soon as I get a chance. I can't actually think of a situation where I would prefer the offset paste, but I guess we all use the tool differently.
Totally - I like that it's offset as then I know it actually pasted the object and I can move it from there.
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Helpful stuff here in this related post. Going to try duplicating the slide and copy/pasting into the slide I'm actually going to use.
Need to have it paste in the exact spot since I'm hoping to achieve a "faux cursor"/pulsing effect. Really wish there was some way to have this as a built-in... Especially the pulsing feature. But c'est la vie.
Thanks Jazzmine for linking that here in case it'll help someone else who comes across this.
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