Copy Text

Use the Copy Text function (in the pop-up menu for a text object) to copy text to the clipboard. If you have selected a resource or a resource label (the text associated with a resource), the resource label text is copied. If you select free text, the free text is copied.

Use the shortcut key sequence for your platform (such as Ctrl+V for Windows) to paste the copied text to any text entry field, such as the entry field in the Locate Resource window.

Notes to UNIX users:

  1. Using this function in UNIX requires an intermediate step. Paste the text first to a text editor and then copy the text (using the mouse) from there to the desired location. In UNIX, using the mouse accesses a system clipboard and Java(tm) accesses an application clipboard. This intermediate step ensures that the proper text is transferred between the two.
  2. When you close the application, any text saved to the application clipboard is not available the next time you open the application.