Cutting, Copying and Pasting Actions

You can cut, copy and paste actions within the same action list, between action lists, and even between AutoPlay Media Studio projects.

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	When you cut or copy actions, they are placed in the Windows clipboard as XML. You can open a different project file or even switch to another instance of AutoPlay Media Studio to copy actions from one project to another.

To cut an action and place it in the clipboard:

Select the action you want to cut.
Use the Ctrl+X hotkey, or right-click on the action and select Cut from the context menu.

To copy an action and place it in the clipboard:

Select the action you want to copy.
Use the Ctrl+C hotkey, or right-click on the action and select Copy from the context menu.

To paste an action from the clipboard onto an action list:

Select the line on the action list where you want the action to be inserted.
Use the Ctrl+V hotkey, or right-click on the action and select Paste from the context menu.

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	Because actions are stored in XML format, you can copy and paste them right into a text editor (or an email message). You can even copy the text back into AutoPlay Media Studio as a new action. This makes it easy to share action lists with other users by email.

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	You can also use the Copy as Displayed feature to copy actions to the clipboard as ASCII text, formatted to look the same as the syntax used in the action list. This can be handy when you want to show someone what the action list looks like in a more "readable" way. Note, however, that actions copied as text in this way can't be copied back into AutoPlay Media Studio; for that, you need to copy the actions in XML format by performing a regular copy and paste.