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DeveloperIgniti
Community Member
13 days ago

Copy-pasting a group causes item order to change

Hi, I'm am having an issue where copy-pasting a group is causing the layer-order of objects within that group to change - i.e. an object at the bottom comes to the top. I am able to replicate thi...
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StevenBenassi
Staff
11 days ago

Hi DeveloperIgniti​,

Great to see that Phil has been helping you! Happy to share some additional insight here.

In Storyline, Ctrl+V (Standard Paste) can sometimes reinsert objects in a way that doesn't fully preserve the group's original Timeline order. Alternatively, Ctrl+Alt+V (Paste Special) applies a more controlled paste workflow and helps authors preserve or discard an object's structure when pasting. 

Moving forward, I suggest using Ctrl+Alt+V instead of Ctrl + V when you require the Timeline order to remain consistent. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes!

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    PhilMayor
    Super Hero
    11 days ago

    it isn't the timeline order. The z-order inside the group is changing. This only happens first time you paste. 

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      StevenBenassi
      Staff
      5 days ago

      Thank you for clarifying PhilMayor​!

      DeveloperIgniti​, since this behavior only occurs on the initial paste and affects the internal stacking order of grouped objects, I'd like our support engineers to take a closer look at the issue. I've opened a support case on your behalf so they can work with you directly.

      They should be following up with you via email, soon. We can continue the conversation through your case!