[softwarelist] Re: Cut'n'paste a whole OvPro page?

In message <5026f5ca16dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Dave Symes <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <f$VN2HFl0ehJFw2q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In message <5026e660b9dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Symes
>> <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>>But in this situation with a page containing a mixture of text and
>>>graphics, what do you do with it once everything is selected.
>>>You certainly can't Ctrl-C then CTRL-V the lot in one go into the new
>>>document.

>> Why not?

>> The problem is linked text frames, where text stories flow from other
>> pages. But there is no limit like "no more than 5 text frames" or "you
>> can't copy a mixture of text frames and pictures".

>> Typically there will be a main frame, even if you don't use it, and that
>> main frame is autolinked and messes up the copy.

> Sorry, had to break for a while, other family stuff required attention.

> Okay, to aid my understanding...

> A test document has one page only, non of the frames in that page are
> linked, the page contains obviously text, it also contains a lot of
> diagrams, lines and arrows each in their own frame.

> I do an Edit-Select All, then Ctrl-C.
> I go to the new document page and do Ctrl-V.
> I do not get a complete copy of my page transferred to the new doc page, I
> just get text, no diagrams or the arrows and lines.

It's always been my understanding that select all selected all the 
contents of a frame - not all frames. Since the graphics are in their 
own frames, this won't work.

I suspect you could select one frams, then right-select the others, 
and copy the lot, though I haven't tried it.


> To do it the way you suggest (Well here anyway) I need to do that in two
> operations, one to copy the text to the new doc then a second go to copy
> just the graphics, this comes with the problem of setting in some guide
> frames so that the graphics go exactly where they should on the new page.

> So you cannot copy a mixture of text and graphics in one go... Well if you
> can, I'd be really interested in the technique as I can't get it to happen
> here.

> (OvPro 2.77 14 Jan 2009)

> Dave



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