Copy, cut and paste functions
Copies of elements and folders can be made
with the copy/paste function which can be applied in a number of
ways:
select the files to copy | right-click one of the
selected files | Copy (
) | right-click the location to insert files into | Paste (
)
or select the files to copy | Ctrl + C (
+ C on Mac)
| select where to insert files | Ctrl + P (
+ P on Mac)
or select the files to copy | Edit in the Menu Bar
| Copy () | select where to insert files
| Edit in the Menu Bar | Paste ()
If there is already an element of that name, the pasted element will be renamed by appending a number at the end of the name.
Elements can also be moved instead of copied. This is done with the cut/paste function:
select the files to cut | right-click one of the selected files
| Cut (
) | right-click the location to insert files into | Paste ()
or select the files to cut | Ctrl + X (
+ X on Mac)
| select where to insert files | Ctrl + V (
+ V on Mac)
When you have cut the element, it is "greyed out" until you activate the paste function. If you change your mind, you can revert the cut command by copying another element.
Note that if you move data between locations, the original data is kept. This means that you are essentially doing a copy instead of a move operation.