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How to Copy and Paste Annotations

Copying and pasting annotations can be helpful with:


  1. Duplicating an annotation (or consider making it a Saved Annotation);
  2. Retrieving deleted annotations after a Note Transfer;
  3. 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:
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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

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