When you ask what is the offset for pasted objects in px, and you refer to no "pasted in place" option, I'm assuming (oot-oh) you're referring to this:
You have an object on the screen, and you select it, then copy and paste it (or duplicate it).
What is the difference between the horizontal and vertical positions on the first and second objects
Look at the attached, where I've duplicated 3 different types of objects:
a photograph
an illustrated character
a shape
In all cases the difference between horizontal and vertical positions for the first object and the duplicated object is 8 px. You can determine this yourself by
Right-click an object
From the shortcut menu, select Size and Position
Click Position on the left side of the dialog box
If that's not what you meant, or you have any other questions, please shout out!
So what I gather from this is that there is no way to paste in place.
For example, I am trying to paste a button from one slide to another and I'd like to have it in the exact same spot. Do I have to paste it and then move it each time?
EDIT: I've answered my own question! It seems that when you paste on another slide, it will paste in the same place.
So glad that you were able to get this figured out Jordynn and thanks for popping back in with an update. You may save someone in the community in the future :)
simply copy & paste the object in 100% view, then press up navigation key and right navigation key only for once so that duplicated object will be in the same position within that slide.
Paste in place would be nice. I usually use Storyline's Align tool. I copy, paste, then select the original and duplcate objects and use Align > Left and Align > Top to bring the new object into exact alignment with the original. But it is tedious if you have to do this a lot.
Somehow when I run many programs together ( I have AI, PS, SL3 Bridge, many Chromes and Explorer) the paste in place does work (see fig: 3 copies of the same text box --see timeline-- are perfectly aligned). This is often after long session with no reboot. I have a win 10 with 32GB ram.
I suspect this is a memory issue but i like it... So maybe there IS a trick into getting past in place to work ?
We see a lot of feature requests submitted officially and probably even more folks here in ELH saying they'd like to see a feature or adding their voice to a discussion! I don't have any official numbers to share, but I'll see if that's something we can start keeping a tally of internally to help assess the volume of requests and features added.
I've had success doing it this way -thanks to Phil Mayer!!
If you want to paste an item in the exact same place, press CTRL +C to copy it and then press CTRL+Shift+D. That creates a duplicate right on top of the original item. Is that what people are looking for here?
This method works for me. I'd be curious to know if it works for others.
It does not for me... I did: select object, Ctrl-C, then Ctlr-Shift-D and neither on the screen nor in the Timeline do i see it duplicate, did I miss something ?
Works for me Philippe - see Peek although you won't see the keyboard actions it shows the second rectangle on the timeline then you just need to move it slightly.
Very strange, this is not what i get (PC Win 10, latest release)
First i did the copy from the tool bar so it is visible, then duplicate. Then i went back to the original object copied it again, but when i press CTRL_SHIFT_D what i get is not an extra copy (as seen on the timeline, but a change of pointer from the arrow to a pencil.
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Hi Jose,
When you ask what is the offset for pasted objects in px, and you refer to no "pasted in place" option, I'm assuming (oot-oh) you're referring to this:
Look at the attached, where I've duplicated 3 different types of objects:
In all cases the difference between horizontal and vertical positions for the first object and the duplicated object is 8 px. You can determine this yourself by
If that's not what you meant, or you have any other questions, please shout out!
Thanks Rebecca!
Hi there,
So what I gather from this is that there is no way to paste in place.
For example, I am trying to paste a button from one slide to another and I'd like to have it in the exact same spot. Do I have to paste it and then move it each time?
EDIT: I've answered my own question! It seems that when you paste on another slide, it will paste in the same place.
So glad that you were able to get this figured out Jordynn and thanks for popping back in with an update. You may save someone in the community in the future :)
Ah, good call Libby. Thanks for popping in to share that tip as well :)
is there a solution for this?
Duplicate the slide and everything on it will be in the exact same location.
Lock the item you want to save, CRTL-A and DEL to select and delete everything else.
I would really like to see a paste in place feature!!
Hey Gary - Be sure to share those thoughts with our product development team here.
simply copy & paste the object in 100% view, then press up navigation key and right navigation key only for once so that duplicated object will be in the same position within that slide.
Thanks for popping in to share the method that works best for you Vivek :)
I also would really like a paste in place feature. Constantly fixing this offset gets extremely tedious.
Paste in place would be nice. I usually use Storyline's Align tool. I copy, paste, then select the original and duplcate objects and use Align > Left and Align > Top to bring the new object into exact alignment with the original. But it is tedious if you have to do this a lot.
Cheers!
-Ray
Hi Timothy,
Looks like Ray has popped in to share a bit of what works well for him.
I did submit a feature request on your behalf :)
Somehow when I run many programs together ( I have AI, PS, SL3 Bridge, many Chromes and Explorer) the paste in place does work (see fig: 3 copies of the same text box --see timeline-- are perfectly aligned). This is often after long session with no reboot. I have a win 10 with 32GB ram.
I suspect this is a memory issue but i like it... So maybe there IS a trick into getting past in place to work ?
+1 vote for past in place please :-)
Thanks for popping in to share your thoughts as well Peter. I see that this request has been around awhile, but not many recent comments.
I wanted to share some information about how we manage these feature requests as that may be helpful.
Would you be able to share your use-case with us so we can understand a bit better?
You can share it here in an official feature request or feel free to share those thoughts with us right here in a reply.
Thanks so much.
I see many "feature requests" but often, years later, they are still request :(
What is the proportion of request that make it to the next release ?
This is not a criticism.. budgets are limited everywhere, just to get an idea of the odds ratio for inclusion.
Hi Philippe,
We see a lot of feature requests submitted officially and probably even more folks here in ELH saying they'd like to see a feature or adding their voice to a discussion! I don't have any official numbers to share, but I'll see if that's something we can start keeping a tally of internally to help assess the volume of requests and features added.
I've had success doing it this way -thanks to Phil Mayer!!
If you want to paste an item in the exact same place, press CTRL +C to copy it and then press CTRL+Shift+D. That creates a duplicate right on top of the original item. Is that what people are looking for here?
This method works for me. I'd be curious to know if it works for others.
Yes this is what I want to do, I will try this indeed;;
It does not for me... I did: select object, Ctrl-C, then Ctlr-Shift-D and neither on the screen nor in the Timeline do i see it duplicate, did I miss something ?
Works for me Philippe - see Peek although you won't see the keyboard actions it shows the second rectangle on the timeline then you just need to move it slightly.
Very strange, this is not what i get (PC Win 10, latest release)
First i did the copy from the tool bar so it is visible, then duplicate. Then i went back to the original object copied it again, but when i press CTRL_SHIFT_D what i get is not an extra copy (as seen on the timeline, but a change of pointer from the arrow to a pencil.