Using the Microsoft Windows Clipboard method

When you use this method, the InForm Architect application creates the copied component in the new location. In most cases, the component in the new location is the same object as the original. However, if necessary for the integrity of the form structure, the InForm Architect application creates a new component with the same properties as the original but with the prefix “Copy of” added to the name.

For example, item definitions must be unique within a form. If you copy an item definition to a new location in the same form, the InForm Architect application creates a new item component in the new location. However, if you copy a radio group from one group control to another, the InForm Architect application simply creates a reference in the new group control to the original radio group definition.

When you copy component definitions that include child components (for example, a section that includes items), the InForm Architect application copies the child components along with the top-level components. Note that the child definitions are not new components but references to the original component definitions.

You can cut components from one location and paste them to another in the same manner.

When you are working in the Form editor, you can copy and paste a form, section, itemset, item, or control component as follows:

Select the component.
Select Edit > Copy. Alternatively, press Ctrl+C.
Select the component under which you want the copy to be included. For example, to copy an item definition, select the section or itemset where you want the copy to go.
Select Edit > Paste. Alternatively, press Ctrl+V.