Copy Stories into a Running Order

You can copy stories from the Story Browser panel or a running order open in a Running Order panel into a destination running order. You can copy stories by dragging stories or by copying and pasting stories.

Coping stories into a running order is not available on mobile devices.

To copy stories into a running order by dragging

1.      Do one of the following to open the location that contains the stories to copy:

•    Open the Story Browser panel.

•    Open the running order that contains the stories to copy in a Running Order panel.

2.      Open the destination running order in a second Running Order panel.

3.      Position the source Story Browser panel or Running Order panel and the destination Running Order panel so that both panels are visible in your layout.

4.      In the source Story Browser panel or Running Order panel, select the story or stories to copy.

5.      Place the mouse pointer on the Icon of a selected story, then click and hold the mouse button.

6.      Drag the selected stories into the running order in the destination Running Order panel.

As you drag the selected stores in the destination running order, a blue line previews the position to copy the stories into the running order.

7.      When the blue line highlights the position in the destination running order to copy the selected stories, release the mouse button.

The destination Running Order panel updates to show the copied stories at the selected location.

To copy stories into a running order by cutting and pasting

1.      Do one of the following to open the location that contains the stories to copy:

•    Open the Story Browser panel.

•    Open the running order that contains the story or stories to copy.

2.      In the source Story Browser panel or the Running Order panel, select the stories to copy.

3.      Press CTRL+C.

Inception copies the selected stories to your computer clipboard.

4.      Open the running order in which to paste the selected stories.

5.      To select the location in the destination running order to paste the selected stories, do one of the following:

•    End of the running order — click below the last story in the running order.

•    Above a story in the running order — select the story above which to paste stories.

6.      Press CTRL+V.

Inception pastes the selected stories into the destination running order at the selected location. The destination Running Order panel updates to show the copied stories at the selected location.

For More Information on...

•    selecting stories in a running order, refer to the section Navigating within Column-Based Panels.