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Copying components from one Digital article to another in Studio

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When working on a Digital article in Studio, it is very possible that the content that needs to be added already exists in a Digital article. Think of a slide show, an image with a caption, a quote, a particular paragraph of text, and so on. This content can then be copied and used elsewhere in a Digital article.

Various ways of doing this exist. One way is to copy components from one article to another. This is described here. Another way is to copy components within the same article. This is described in Copying components within a Digital article in Studio.

When copying components between articles, he article that the component is copied from could be an article in Studio or an article that is archived in WoodWing Assets. Each scenario is described below.

Using Digital articles in Studio

In this scenario, components are copied from a Digital article in Studio and pasted in a Digital article that is open in the Digital editor.

This can be done by opening or previewing the article to copy from.

By opening the article to copy from

In this method, keyboard shortcuts are used to copy, cut, and paste content.

The process for this is identical to that of copying, cutting, and pasting components from within the same article. For details, see Copying components within a Digital article in Studio.

Note: One exception of the working exists: any images that are copied or cut are duplicated in the Dossier of the article in which it is pasted.

By previewing the article to copy from

In this method, the article is previewed without opening.

Part 1. Copying

The tools for copying components are part of the fullscreen preview, accessed by pressing the Spacebar for a selected article, or by right-clicking an article and choosing Preview.

Tip: Open the preview of the source article in another tab of the Web browser to easily switch between the preview and the article that is edited.

Step 1. Hover the mouse pointer over the component that you want to copy and click the plus-sign that appears.

The plus-sign that appears when hovering over a component

Note: The icon to the left of the plus-sign indicates the type of component that is being copied: text, image, quote, and so on.

The component is added to the selection, as indicated by the orange border and the check-mark.

Note: For a component that contains other components (such as a Slideshow component or a Product component), only the main component itself can be selected; it is not possible to select individual components within that main component.

Example: For a Slideshow component, only the whole slideshow itself can be selected, not an individual image within it.

Step 2. (Optional) Add additional components to the selection or remove components from the selection by clicking or Shift+clicking other components.

Step 3. Copy the selected components to the clipboard by pressing Ctrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (macOS).

Part 2. Pasting

To paste copied components, press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (macOS). The working is the same as pasting components that were copied in the same article, see above.

Troubleshooting

  • The Paste icon is not visible, even though components have been copied. This happens when:
  • Trying to paste inside a Container component and the selection also contains a Container component. Adding a Container inside a Container is not supported.
  • The selection contains a component that is not part of the Component Set of the article in which the components are pasted.

Example: When a slide show is copied and the Component Set of the article in which you want to paste the component does not allow slide show components, the Paste icon is not available.

Using Digital articles in Assets

In this scenario, the Digital article that the components are copied from is archived in Assets Server and accessed using Assets.

Part 1. Copying

The tools for copying components are part of the Digital article preview screen:

  • The fullscreen preview, accessed by pressing the Spacebar for a selected article, or by right-clicking an article and choosing Full Preview.
  • The preview of the article when viewing files in Filmstrip view.

Step 1. Hover the mouse pointer over the component that you want to copy and click the plus-sign that appears.

The plus-sign that appears when hovering over a component

Note: The icon to the left of the plus-sign indicates the type of component that is being copied: text, image, quote, and so on.

The component is added to the selection, as indicated by the check-mark.

A toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen showing the number of selected components.

Note: For a component that contains other components (such as a Slideshow component or a Product component), only the main component itself can be selected; it is not possible to select individual components within that main component.

Example: For a Slideshow component, only the whole slideshow itself can be selected, not an individual image within it.

Step 2. (Optional) Add additional components to the selection or remove components from the selection by clicking or Shift+clicking other components.

Step 3. Copy the selected components to the clipboard by pressing Ctrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (macOS).

Part 2. Pasting

In the Digital editor of Studio, press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (macOS) to paste the copied components.

Notes:

  • The location in which the components are pasted depends on the position of the text cursor:
  • When the text cursor is placed in a component, the pasted components are added below that component.
  • When the text cursor is not placed anywhere in the article, the pasted components are added below the last component of the article.

Troubleshooting

  • When trying to paste components, nothing happens even though components have been copied. This happens when:
  • Trying to paste inside a Container component and the selection also contains a Container component. Adding a Container inside a Container is not supported.
  • The selection contains a component that is not part of the Component Set of the article in which the components are pasted.

Example: When a slide show is copied and the Component Set of the article in which you want to paste the component does not allow slide show components, the Paste icon is not available.

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