Copy and Paste Multiple Layers (or Group)

I'm trying to copy a selection of multiple layers and then New - Paste to create a new document with the multiple layers. What's the best way to do this? Any suggestions?

dshock wrote:
Would work perfectly except the Crop doesn't work with Feathered marquee edges...
Testing it in CS5 shows that it does.
Crop works with any kind of selection here

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Copy and paste multiple text layers DW CC

I searched around and couldn't find a good solution to an issue I am having. I am solid with DW but by no means brilliant, so hopefully this doesn't come across as completely ignorant. Basically, I have a 400 plus page website that I have to do updates on often.. the way the client wanted it designed makes it problematic for updates regardless of my informing him that doing it differently could save us both a lot of problems, but at the same time, the site is actually perfect for what it is due to how it was done and no templating based site out there can do what it does so I am stuck with it for now. Each of the 400 plus pages has 6 individual text layers that had to be laid out according to the individual photo on each page, very specialized. My question is, is there a way to copy and paste multiple layers in DW. Small updates are fine, but larger updates are a nightmare due to the text issue and page numbers, and believe me, I have been up and down and around about how to make it easier.. but, that said, if I could copy all six layers at once and paste all six in the new document, life would be a lot easier on this project. I also tried linking the layers and sending them, but that doesn't seem to work for some reason.
Any thoughts guys?
Thanks much for your time.

Thanks Jon, I will give that a try at some point, I am more on the designer end of things but I could manage to find the layers and give that a shot. I would love to show you the site, but the owner is very security conscious and only allows certain parties to see the site. I don't have any knowledge of background driven sites as web design is more of an extra thing when a client just really wants me involved. I am fine with the repetitive work.. if what you suggest works, it breaks my job down by 6 times and that would actually be a huge relief. Though I am over paid and hourly and the client has plenty of money, I just stop enjoying what I am doing with it after a bit to the point that I don't want to do it anymore regardless of the money. I have thought of subcontracting someone with more experience in the arena that could make it database driven like you are saying, but, it is just such a monster that getting someone else involved (especially with a client that keeps it so close) will be more work than it is worth. Fortunately, I think there will only be another update or two and then it will be finished as a collection. The site houses a world renowned textile collection half photo half info about the pieces.. my method thus far has been to keep the photos laid out in Lightroom, where I output the monster site in one of the simple flash sites and then add the text in DW.. I take the new photos and html and connect them to the new site and front thumbnail pages with my original which I have kept adding to over the years. To a degree it is decently quick and efficient, but when he drops or buys more than 10 pieces, and then needs to change photos, thumbs, and add text to anywhere but the last few pages, it can get into headacheland. With a major change, it would be faster for me to just reoutput the whole photo based flash site from LR and then copy and paste all six layers on each photo.. but as you know, that has been my issue thus far and what I get for only having my toes into a program.
Thanks for your reply..

Is copying and pasting multiple keyframes disabled?

I haven't used after effects for a year or so, but I am 100% positive that I was able to copy multiple keyframes or duplicate them just by holding down the alt key and dragging, or by hitting cmd+c and cmd+v. I'm trying to do that now but it copies the actual layers, not the keyframes and I found a plugin here http://aescripts.com/paste-multiple-keyframes/ that lets you copy and paste multiple keyframes .. I really don't understand why adobe would disable such a helpful feature, could anyone let me know if they have the same problem or am I doing something wrong? I'm desperate!
Thank you

> I am 100% positive that I was able to copy multiple keyframes or duplicate them just by holding down the alt key and dragging
That has never been a feature of After Effects.
> hitting cmd+c and cmd+v
I just tried copying and pasting multiple keyframes using these commands, and it worked fine for me.
> I really don't understand why adobe would disable such a helpful feature,
We changed nothing in this area.

Copy and paste multiple ap divs

I'm selecting multiple ap divs, copying, and attempting to
paste to another page. Only the last div in the succession of
selections is pasting, ie, index page - select div1, div2,
div3...div10, copy, paste to nextpage.html. Only div 10 appears.
Thanks for the assistance....
David Bird

That is mother nature's way to suggest that you not use so
many AP Divs.
I'm afraid it's all you get. What is it you are trying to
accomplish?
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> the
> AP Divs and do Control C and Control V only the last
selected AP Div is
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CS 5.5 Mac - can't copy and paste between layers

I'm running CS 5.5 on Mac (OS 10.7.4). Try as I might, I can't copy and paste between layers.
Create new document
Create new layer (= 2)
With first layer active, create text box and type randomly
Swtich to pointer, select text box, Copy
With second layer active, Paste
Error message onscreen:
<<Cannot paste or place onto locked or hidden layers. Do you want to unlock and show all affected layers in order to paste?>>
If click OK, the source layer (layer 1) becomes active again, and my text box gets pasted in. The destination layer (layer 2) is untouched.
Both layers are visible, neither of them are locked.
Any ideas much appreciated!

It sounds like you need to trash your prefs. See Replace Your Preferences
And it shouldn't throw that message, but also check to be sure that Paste Remembers Layers isn't checked in the Layers panel flyout menu or you'll never get anything to paste from one layer to another.

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Thanks

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In Premiere I would accomplish this extremely easily.
#1 I'd set my playhead at the location I'd like START my zoom IN/pans and set all my necessary keyframes.
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That is kind of a bummer, really. Maybe I'll need to adjust my workflow, but it seems like it's a MASSIVE drawback of Final Cut X.
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Even with the link you shared... it appears to be completely amature compared to the keyframe editing capabilities of Premiere Pro. In searching a bit on google to confirm the lack of features, I found someone else complaining:
"You cannot expand any parameter that has more than one attribute (like crop or scale or position) - making it useless.
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Copy and Paste Multiple lines into a single cell

Folks:
I need to copy some plain text data into a single cell that has been merged with other cells to provider a larger unit; however, every time I copy and paste my data it gives me an error. In addition, if I paste the data into a single cell, the next line
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Copy and paste multiple texts from Word to Indesign

Hello!!
I would like to simplify multiple operations where I need to copy multiple text boxes from a Word doc into multiple boxes in Indesign, and be able to specify the exact location of each box in the Indesign doc. For example, I would like to take 7 text boxes from a Word doc and copy them separately into 7 boxes in the Indesign doc, rather than have to go back and forth into the Word doc. 7 times and pasting each text box one by one.
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Vb Copy and paste multiple cells within DataGridView

this only can paste to 1 cells
how to make it can paste to multi cells
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If e.Control And (e.KeyCode = Keys.C) Then
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End If
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Try
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Dim currentColumnIndex As Integer = (If(dgv.CurrentCell IsNot Nothing, dgv.CurrentCell.ColumnIndex, 0))
Dim currentColumnCount As Integer = dgv.ColumnCount
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If rowLine = rowLines.Length - 1 AndAlso String.IsNullOrEmpty(rowLines(rowLine)) Then
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MessageBox.Show("No Cell selected", "Paste")
Exit Sub
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For i As Integer = 0 To lines.Length - 1
copyValues.Item(i) = New Dictionary(Of Integer, String)
Dim linecontent() As String = lines(i).Split(ChrW(Keys.Tab))
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copyValues(i)(0) = String.Empty
Else
For j As Integer = 0 To linecontent.Length - 1
copyValues(i)(j) = linecontent(j)
Next
End If
Next
Return copyValues
End Function
La vida loca

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I am working on a project and when I try to copy and paste unlocked layers to paste them in to another image it doesn't paste. The only thing it pastes is the text unformatted. I tried resetting the settings by removing the setting file to see if I can set Illustrator back to square one and it isn't working. See Picture for before (copy) and After (paste)
Before
http://i.imgur.com/rqJhc.jpg
After
http://i.imgur.com/FN0jA.jpg
I am also using windows 8 on a pc. I would say it was the OS but it was working fine untill yesterday. I am begging for help on this. It is really ruining my work flow today.
Thanks for any help you can give.

I just opened the document "san_jan_email.ai" and this is what i see:
i didn't try to copy and past yet, cause the document it seems fine, have you fixed it? otherwise i can say another stupid thing, i dont know if it's cause the document is too "heavy" for your computer? have you seen if you are not going out of ram or of some hard disk space? at first i could thinking about resetting the settings in Illustrator but since you just said that you already did it, and also that you tried with a CS6 copy, i think it's not that the case.
edit: i tried to copy and paste as well, for me it's working.

How do you attach multiple pictures to an email? I use yahoo, presently I copy and paste each pic separately , having to go back and forth from my pics and email. I know there's an easier way. I currently use an iPad 2 and this is my first apple product.

I currently use an iPad 2,how does one go about attaching multiple pictures to a yahoo email? Presently I am having to copy then paste each picture
Separately , going back and forth from my picture roll to my email. I tried to copy and paste multiple pictures but it would only paste the last picture
I copied. I am new to apple, so any help would be appreciated .

If you use the Mail App and configure a Yahoo account you can then select up to 5 pictures from the Photo App and mail them as a single e-mail.

No copy and paste as single objects anymore???

What is going on with iWork-Suite.
We can not copy and paste multiple objects from keynote oder pages into iBook Author.
As soon as you copy more than one object it will be one object in iBooks Author.
For years it was working finde. ;(
Thats our problem...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lhp5rtodeiyhrnk/iBA%20no%20copy%20and%20paste%20from%2 0keynote.pdf?dl=0
Thanx Andreas

eastmac wrote:
I'm waiting since the New iwork is out for a fix from Apple.
As I explained before, use ungroup in iBooks Author.
In keynote5.3 i can select all and copy paste.
If i do this in keynote6.x.x. it will be one block in after we paste it.
I can not ungroup in iBook Author.
Anyway we use the old iwork and we have the better UI.

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What is the optimal way to copy and paste multiple tasks?
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Or, should I wait until each is done to continue the next task?
I have about 3 hard drives I'm trying to copy and paste to and from each other. Each transfer can range between 30-300 gigabytes
thanks for your input!

You have to remember that copy and paste means that the OS must cache the data you're trying to copy, and this in turn means that it has to have enough free space to do so.
If your hard drive is almost full, OS X will have to move small files or file fragments around before it can cache chunks of the files you want to copy and paste somewhere. It has to cache them, in case you (or an exterior cause) interrupts the copying and pasting, so as not to damage the files.
Moving files is another matter, since the files don't actually change places, they're just indexed as being moved to a different folder or directory.
Bottom line is, the bigger the quantity of data you want to copy and paste, the more free space you need.

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