1. Paste
1. Paste
To paste the contents of the Windows clipboard into the active window, use one of the following methods:
Click the "Paste" button in the "clipboard" section of the "Edit" menu ribbon.
Press the Ctrl+V shortcut key combination.
Right click on the program editor (ladder diagram/instruction list/function block diagram/function block), and then select the "Paste" command from the context menu.
Right click on a folder in the Engineering Explorer and select the "Paste" command from the context menu to cut engineering data units.
1.1. Explanation
Use the 'Paste' command to insert a copy of the clipboard content above the cursor position. The Paste command can only be used when the Windows clipboard is not empty.
The following data can be pasted in the project:
The programs in ladder diagrams/instruction lists/functional block diagrams require consistency in program style before cutting/copying and after pasting. For example, it is not possible to paste ladder diagram programs into instruction lists/function block diagrams.
The editable elements in the Engineering Resource Manager require consistent storage environments before cutting/copying and after pasting. For example, a ladder program cannot be pasted from the subroutine folder to the function block folder.
Any text.
Any table. Require the table structure to be consistent before cutting/copying and after pasting. For example, columns with numerical values in the monitoring list cannot be stored in the software component manager table.
1.2. Name conflict after pasting
When there is a name conflict in the pasting position of SamSoar2022, its name and offset will be changed according to the following rules.
If there is already data with the same name in the paste location, the name of the pasted data will be appended with "&# 95; 1". If this name already exists, the numbering gradually increases to "&# 95; 2", "&# 95; 3", etc., until a unique name is found.