Moving objects, Moving links, Cut (ctrl+x) – PSC PT Program Generator User Manual

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box is the desired size and shape, release the mouse button. All objects
within the box are selected.

You may then cut or copy all the selected objects and place them somewhere
else, or drag all the selected objects with the mouse to a new location.

Moving Objects

To move an object from one frame or program to another, select it and choose

Edit

>

Cut

. To copy an object, select

Edit

>

Copy

. Then go to where you want

the cut or copied object inserted and choose

Edit > Paste

. The object is pasted

in the top left corner of the window; drag it with the mouse to reposition it.

You can use the

Cut

,

Copy

, and

Paste

commands to move and copy parts of a

flow chart from one frame to another or from one program to another. These
commands operate on frames and nodes just like they do on text or graphics in
other Windows applications.

Moving Links

To move a node while retaining the position of anchored, jointed links, press
and hold the

Shift

and

Ctrl

keys while grasping the node with the mouse and

moving it to the new location.

Cut

(Ctrl+X)

Select

Edit > Cut

from the menubar to cut the selected item. Or you can use

the standard Windows keyboard shortcut and press

Ctrl+X

.

Copy

(Ctrl+C)

Select

Edit > Copy

from the menubar to copy the selected item. You can also

use the standard Windows keyboard shortcut and press

Ctrl+C

.

Paste

(Ctrl + V)

Select

Edit > Paste

from the menubar to paste the copied item.Or you can use

the standard Windows keyboard shortcut and press

Ctrl+V

.

Fields and templates cannot be moved or copied between programs.

Copied nodes lose their template and field references if the application in which they
are placed does not have the same data elements.

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