Copying layers from one document to another

Hi using Cs6, locked down all the layers I didnt want to copy across, select all, copy .. new document select paste remembers layers, paste in front, all layers beautifully copied but I cant see any of them on the artboard, only in the layers panel.  There is nothing on top of the layers .. any suggestions much appreciated .. thanks

Do a view >> outline view, do you see the elements anywhere?
Zoom out, you may have pasted close to the edge of the pastboard
If you had an element selected(that was inside a mask), and then did a paste in front or back, you may have nested the items inside a mask - though I doubt this is what happened since you have more than one layer.

Similar Messages

  • Copying layers from one document to another problem?

    Hey there, so I have two documents of the same size (11 inches x 8.5 inches) and I am trying to copy some layers from an original document and move it to the second one. I'm doing this by just dragging the layers from the original to the new document. The problem is, the text or images are extremely smaller on the new document and if I blow them up, look really pixelated. What am I doing wrong? The original document is saved as a Photoshop PDF and I believe was made on CS4. I am currently using Photoshop CC 2014.

    Make sure the DPI/Resolution is the same for the new document as it is for the original.  Files created with 11x8.5 at 72 dpi will show up smaller on 11x8.5 at 300 dpi documents for example.  You can also right click on the layer and choose 'duplicate layer', then when the dialog open, select the name of the new document in the dropdown as the place to put the duplicate layer.  Either way, the dpi of both files should match.  Viewing the image size on the image menu can tell you the current DPI/Resolution.  Hope that helps with your problem some.  I'm not sure if the fact that the original is a PDF is causing an issue.

  • FW CS5: Copy Page from one document to another without changing layers

    Hi,
    how can I copy a Page from one document to another without changing the layers?
    Drag-and-drop isn´t possible and by Copy-Paste all elements are placed in the same layer.
    Greetings,
    toho

    Use File > Import.
    Open the File, then navigate to the page you want to import
    Be sure to select Insert after current page, or FW will just import the content into the current page itself.

  • How do I copy layers from one image to another?

    I am editing figures for a journal and I need arrows for multiple images.  Is there a standard arrow?  I can only see free hand.  If I use a free hand arrow I then want to copy it to the other images for consistency.  How do I copy or share layers between images?

    There are many arrows in the shape tool, or you can set the line tool to have an arrowhead in the tool options. You can copy/paste layers from one image to another, or drag a layer from the layers panel into the main image window of another image and then use the move tool to position it. You can also drag into the thumbnail in the photo bin, but you'll still need to bring the image up to adjust the positioning.

  • How do I highlight and copy material from one document to another by using keyboard commands? The tool bar is not appearing as it typically does.

    How do I copy material from one document to the next by using keyboard commands.  I am copying from Word into and external database and the external system seems to be covering my tool bar from which I would typically click editing shortcut commands.

    Highlight what you want to copy, then command - C. To paste, select where you want it to go, then command - V.

  • HELP: Copying layers from one file to another to keep structure not possible??!!!

    Hi guys,
    I have a curious question. Sounds a bit silly and highly disappointed if Illustrator is actually not capable of doing this. Hopefully I have missed something.
    I have an AI doc that has grown so large that saving it now is a major effort so trying to break out sections into multiple AI files. Allot of users will be working on these files so it is imperative that all the Artboard elements are clearly organized in the appropriate folders (layers). Im trying to simply copy and paste a layer that has multiple layers beneath and within those more layers to another empty AI file. Everything copies correctly and in place however it dumps all the elements into a single massive layer in the new file. If I go into the Layer Palette menu and check on Paste Remembers Layers it does a better job at keeping some of the structure but it still doesnt copy exactly how the structure was in the Master document.
    Please tell me Im doing something wrong. I cant believe that you cant simply drag and drop a parent layer from one file to another while maintaining its structure! Exactly like in Photoshop - copying a folder from one file to another is simply as easy as dragging and dropping ...is this same methodology not available with Illustrator? I always assumed the layer and folder concept between these two packages were somewhat interchangeable.
    Thanks for any help, comments, or suggestions
    Nick.

    Hi All,
    After much trial and error trying to locate where the problem was it ended up being the guide objects. If you have the guides set to lock and attempt to copy out any layer that a guide is sitting in the resulting copy/paste will break apart that layer structure in the destination file. Simply setting the guides unlock allows everything to translate correctly.
    You guys may have known about it already but I learnt a little something in the process. Thanks to all for your suggestions!
    Cheers

  • Indesign CS5 crashing public.dll when copying pages from one document to another

    Hello,
    I have several Lenovo W520 (Core i7-2720, 8GB ram, Quadro 1000M) and a couple Dell M6500 (Core i7, 4GB ram, Quadro FX 2800M) all running Windows 7 Pro x64, the latest video drivers and Adobe CS5, including Indesign 7.0.4.  We have several different Indesign docs that for the purpose of interactive Table of Contents, are copying pages from one to another to end up with one master document.  On the majority of the documents, copying as few as one page to another doc crashes Indesign with the windows system error below. 
    Faulting application name: InDesign.exe, version: 7.0.4.553, time stamp: 0x4d890440
    Faulting module name: Public.dll, version: 7.0.4.553, time stamp: 0x4d8903ca
    Exception code: 0xc0000005
    Fault offset: 0x00038727
    Faulting process id: 0x18c0
    Faulting application start time: 0x01ce1f68465d45de
    Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5\InDesign.exe
    Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5\Public.dll
    Report Id: fa196aee-8b5b-11e2-9afa-a088b43f1cec
    We have tried working with the documents on different machines (both specs outlined above), and copying different pages from one doc to another in varying quantities.  The documents do not have any link errors or other references that need to be corrected. 
    Any suggestions or other things to look at?
    Thanks.

    HI. Same problem Here. i will now trying to reinstall the software. hopefully it will help me.
    What could be the cause of this error? its not in english sorry for that.
    Název protokolu:Application
    Zdroj:         Application Error
    Datum:         22.4.2013 14:09:32
    ID události:   1000
    Kategorie úlohy:(100)
    Úroveň:        Chyba
    Klíčová slova: Klasické nastavení
    Uživatel:      Není k dispozici
    Počítač:       NB-CZ-1209.cz.corp.mann-hummel.com
    Popis:
    Název chybující aplikace: InDesign.exe, verze: 7.5.3.333, časové razítko: 0x4f6b9e72
    Název chybujícího modulu: Public.dll, verze: 7.5.3.333, časové razítko: 0x4f6b9c77
    Kód výjimky: 0xc0000005
    Posun chyby: 0x000df832
    ID chybujícího procesu: 0xad4
    Čas spuštění chybující aplikace: 0x01ce3f522c7f2f21
    Cesta k chybující aplikaci: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5.5\InDesign.exe
    Cesta k chybujícímu modulu: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5.5\Public.dll
    ID zprávy: 7d476cca-ab45-11e2-b201-009c02185dea
    Kód XML události:
    <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
      <System>
        <Provider Name="Application Error" />
        <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
        <Level>2</Level>
        <Task>100</Task>
        <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
        <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-04-22T12:09:32.000000000Z" />
        <EventRecordID>12469</EventRecordID>
        <Channel>Application</Channel>
        <Computer>NB-CZ-1209.cz.corp.mann-hummel.com</Computer>
        <Security />
      </System>
      <EventData>
        <Data>InDesign.exe</Data>
        <Data>7.5.3.333</Data>
        <Data>4f6b9e72</Data>
        <Data>Public.dll</Data>
        <Data>7.5.3.333</Data>
        <Data>4f6b9c77</Data>
        <Data>c0000005</Data>
        <Data>000df832</Data>
        <Data>ad4</Data>
        <Data>01ce3f522c7f2f21</Data>
        <Data>C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5.5\InDesign.exe</Data>
        <Data>C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5.5\Public.dll</Data>
        <Data>7d476cca-ab45-11e2-b201-009c02185dea</Data>
      </EventData>
    </Event>

  • Copying image from one document to another

    Hello,
    It is probably a dumb question, but Macintosh and I are like fire and water. I made an indesign document where all the barcodes of my products are stored and another document with the layout of my catalogue. I would like now to paste the first barcode picture from the first document in the first rectangle of the second document using a script.
    This is what i have so far (applescript):
    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
         set Buffer to rectangle 1 of document "test.indd"
         select Buffer
         copy
         set selected to rectangle 1 of page 1 of document "example.indd"
         paste into selected
    end tell
    I'm getting the error: Invalid selection status.
    Can someone help me?
    Thanks

    You are completely right! Got my copy of Visual Basic not in the building however.
    I just came to the conclusion my questions are quite stupid... It is my first day applescript though!
    Here is the solution:
    tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
    set myFrame to item 1 of rectangle 1 of document "test.indd"
    set selection to item 1 of myFrame
    copy
    set myDocument to document "example.indd"
    set active document to myDocument
    set myRectangle to item 1 of rectangle 1 of myDocument
    set selection to item 1 of myRectangle
    paste into
    end tell

  • Move layers from one document to another

    I have two catalouges of about 200 pages in two different languages. Each language is at a seperate layer. I want to move one layer to the other document. I can do that without problems for one page (with copy/paste in place). But is it possible to do easily with so many pages? As far as Im aware it cant be done in InDesign CS4, but maybe there is a plug in that can do the work?
    Gert

    I have a script that may do the job... I try to send it, I have some problems with this forum software...
    Copy script to your indesigns script folder
    Open your source and target documents
    Backup them, results with scripts may sometimes be suprising, specially if script operates inside multiple documents
    Hide all the other layers, keep the one you want to copy visible
    Run the script
    Keep Visible layers only checked
    Hope it works
    Script is originally made in german by Martin Fischer.
    Direct link to script if attachment doesn´t work
    http://files.getdropbox.com/u/133381/copyLayers.jsxbin

  • [AS IDCS3] copy frame from one document to  another doc

    Hi-
    I have a document with a text frame labeled "code". I want to copy that frame and paste it into another document.
    How do I do that?
    I am using applescript.
    Thanks, Karen

    I got the following information from Ray Robertson:
    As of CS3, you can now do this (directed at the application):
    duplicate text frame "code" of document 2 to page 1 of document 1
    Or use document names if you want. In CS2, you had to resort to using the ID
    commands for copy and paste.
    This worked great. Karen

  • Copy styles from one document to another

    Is there a way to copy styles?
    Another question:
    Can a saved document be opened and the layout changed.  For instance, to from portrait to landscape or full page to booklet?
    Trudie

    I knew it had to be something simple I was missing.  I was able to do it in Quark, so InDesign should have a way.  I can't believe I miss something so obvious (after you refreshed my mind where to look)
    Trudie

  • Cs sdk: copying an item from one document to another

    is there a way to copy any item from one ai document to the other ?

    I'm not one for bumping old threads, but this problem is really giving me a headache...
    I'm having the same exact problem with copying groups from one document to another.  It doesn't seem to matter if it's a top-level group or not; any group that gets copied over results in the copied art not showing up in the layer list and gives errors when trying to click on it.
    If my source document looks like this:
    Layer 1
      <path 1_1>
      <path 1_2>
      Layer 2
        <path 2_1>
    If I DuplicateArt on the GetFirstArtOfLayer(Layer 1), Layer 1 gets copied into the new document, but it doesn't show up in the layer list and I get errors trying to click on any of the art.
    If I iterate over the children/siblings of Layer 1 and duplicate them all separately, <path 1_1> and <path 1_2> will show up correctly in the new layer list and are clickable, but Layer 2 will not, and clicking on <path 2_1> results in the error.
    At this point, the only solution I can think of is to recursively iterate over the source tree, manually creating the destination groups, and then copying the art work into them.
    Very frustrating!

  • Copy/Move Layerset From One Document To Another Without Flattening

    Hello,
    Does anyone know how to move a layerset from one document to another using JavaScript ExtendScript, but without having to flatten the layers first as I still need to edit them after the move.
    Many Thanks,
    James

    This requires that you have the the two documents open the first document open is the one you are copying from with the layer/layers selected.
    activeDocument=documents[0];
    dupLayers();
    function dupLayers() {
        var desc15 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var ref12 = new ActionReference();
            ref12.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
        desc15.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref12 );
            var ref13 = new ActionReference();
            ref13.putName( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), documents[1].name );
        desc15.putReference( charIDToTypeID('T   '), ref13 );
        desc15.putInteger( charIDToTypeID('Vrsn'), 2 );
        executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Dplc'), desc15, DialogModes.NO );

  • How can I copy layers from one .fla file to another .fla file?

    Hi,
    How can I copy layers from one .fla file to another .fla file? Please do help.
    Thanks.

    Select all the frames you want to copy, right click and select copy frames then select the file you want to paste them into and right click again and then paste frames.
    The layers the frames are should come across with them.

  • How do I copy an art object from one document to another using illustrator API(C  )

    Hi, I'm trying to copy text and graphic elements from one document into another, does anybody has an idea how to do it using Illustrator SDK(C++)?
    Thanks in advance.

    If you call AIArtSuite::ReorderArt() giving the layer group handle from the target document and using art from the source document, it will move art between documents. That said, there are all sorts of caveats that come along with that -- some things move over automatically (graphic styles, symbols) while others cause problems. E.g. copying art that contains a swatch can cause a crash when you shut down the source document because it may keep the style reference to the swatch in the source document -- which goes away when the document is closed. Gradients in particular are a problem I believe. Straight up colours are (I think) fine. I've had to write a lot of workarounds for various headaches caused by moving art between documents.
    Bottom line: its very doable, but there are a lot of edge cases. This was clearly not an intended use of the SDK, though it is possible.

Maybe you are looking for