Copying and pasting annotations can be helpful with:

Duplicating an annotation (or consider making it a Saved Annotation);
Retrieving deleted annotations after a Note Transfer;
Moving annotations across layers and pages.

Start by touching or clicking the annotation you'd like to copy.

From the pop-up menu, choose Copy; the pop-up will then disappear:


NOTE: Using a Sticky Note and not seeing Copy? Go to the Annotation Outline, and press + hold on your note to copy it.

Next, navigate to the location you'd like to paste the annotation. It can be on a different page or in a different Scriptation file. Touch or click, then hold anywhere on the screen. Another pop-up menu is displayed; select Paste:


The annotation will be pasted in and you'll be presented with additional options. NOTE that you'll see different options depending on the annotation type.

Cut -- to remove the annotation from the page and placing it elsewhere;
Copy -- to copy the annotation and place it elsewhere;
Select More... -- after the paste the annotation will be selected; touch or click other annotations to add the to this selection group;
Edit -- to edit a pasted text annotation;
Inspector -- to adjust the annotation's attributes;
Save -- to save this annotation for later use;
Layer -- to move or copy the annotation to a different layer;
Note -- to attach a Note to this annotation;
Tag -- to tag an annotation into a certain tag category;
Trash -- to delete this annotation.

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Updated on: 22/03/2025