Copy selected segments with their coordinates and their class names, identifiers or values to the clipboard. In the clipboard, the information is available both in text format and in picture format.

Subsequently, the copied segments can be pasted as segments into another segment editor, as points into a point editor, and/or into any other application which uses the picture format or the text format (e.g. a word processor or a data base).

To copy:

Select one or more segments, and:

• choose Copy from the Edit menu, or
• press Ctrl+C on the keyboard.

For more information on selecting segments, see Segment editor : Select mode.

Tips:

• To copy the active window including the window borders, title bar, menu bar and status bar as a bitmap to clipboard, press Alt+PrintScrn on the keyboard.
• Also from within a map window, you can copy (the displayed part of) a map as a picture to the clipboard; choose Copy from the Edit menu in a map window. Coordinate information will not be available however.
• You can use Windows' Clipboard/Clipbook Viewer to inspect the current contents of the clipboard. For more information, see the Windows Help.

Example:

Two contour segments which have been copied to the clipboard, in text format and in picture format.

Text format (only part of the copied segments is shown in text here):

Picture format:

Tip: You can specify whether you wish to show or hide nodes in the segment editor when in Select mode or in Insert mode; the setting is available in the Customize dialog box of the segment editor. When in Move Points mode, segment nodes and intermediate points within segments are always shown.

See also:

Segment editor : functionality

Segment editor : menu commands

Segment editor : Select Mode

Segment editor : Paste

Point editor : Paste

Map window : copy to clipboard