.. _element/element_editor/edition/graphic/parts/copy

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Copy part
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QElectroTech element editor allows copying the different possible type of `parts`_ to paste them 
later on at different place from the element editor workspace.

.. note::

   Multiples `parts`_ can be copied at the same time, pressing ``Ctrl`` is necessary to select more 
   than one `part`_.


Copying parts can be done from `menu bar`_, by right click on the `part`_ and using the 
corresponding keyboard shortcut.

Copy part from menu bar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Select the `part`_ which should be copied.
    2. Select **Edit > Copy** menu item to copy the `part`_.

.. figure:: ../../../../../images/qet_element_editor_menu_edit.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech element editor Edit menu

Copy part by right click
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    1. Right click on the `part`_ which should be copied.
    2. Select the option **Copy** to copy the `part`_.

.. figure:: ../../../../../images/qet_element_right_click_part.png
   :align: center

   Figure: QElectroTech right click PopUP window

Copy part using keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

QElectroTech allows using keyboard shortcut to increase the working efficiency.

    1. Select the `part`_ which should be copied.
    2. Press ``Ctrl + c`` to copy the `part`_.

.. seealso::

    For more information about QElectroTech keyboard shortcut, refer to `menu bar`_ section.

.. _Menu bar: ../../../../../element/element_editor/interface/menu_bar.html
.. _part: ../../../../../element/element_parts/index.html
.. _parts: ../../../../../element/element_parts/index.html