Copy a Folder

When you copy a folder to another folder in the Library, the Developer creates duplicate copies of the entire contents of the folder. If the documents in the selected folder are organized in a structure of subfolders, the Developer re-creates the subfolder structure in the copy.

Note: When you paste a folder to the same parent folder, the Developer creates a new folder named "Copy of <folder name>".

Copy and Paste

When you copy a folder that contains documents, you can paste it to create new copies of the folder and its contents. The new copies are independent documents that you can edit and rename without affecting the original documents.

Copy and Paste Special

If the copied folder contains parent documents related to child documents, such as a section linked to a topic or a topic linked to a web page, you can use the options in the Paste Special dialog box to select the type of copy you want to create. Each option produces a different result.

Note: The Duplicate (selection and related) option does not create copies of templates, master role lists, sound files, and custom icon packages. The new copies still point to the original documents for those components.

networking icon Multi-user Considerations

Any new document that you create or link is automatically checked out to you. If you want to make a new document available to multiple authors and place the document under the Developer's version control system, you must check it in.

procimageTo copy a folder using Copy and Paste:

  1. Select the folder you want to copy in the Folders pane or Contents pane.

    You can select more than one folder in the Contents pane using the standard Windows selection keys (CTRL+click and SHIFT+click). You can select all items in a folder by choosing Select All from the Edit menu.

  2. On the Edit menu, choose Copy.

    You can also right-click the folder and choose Copy.

  3. Select the destination folder in the Folders pane.
  4. On the Edit menu, choose Paste.

    You can also right-click the folder and choose Paste.

procimageTo copy a folder using drag-and-drop:

  1. Select the folder you want to copy in the Folders pane or Contents pane.
  2. Hold CTRL and drag the folder to the destination folder.
  3. Release the mouse button and then the CTRL key.

procimageTo copy a folder using Copy and Paste Special:

  1. Select the folder you want to copy in the Folders pane or Contents pane.

    You can select more than one folder in the Contents pane using the standard Windows selection keys (CTRL+click and SHIFT+click). You can select all items in a folder by choosing Select All from the Edit menu.

  2. On the Edit menu, choose Copy.

    You can also right-click the folder and choose Copy.

  3. Select the destination folder in the Folders pane.
  4. On the Edit menu, choose Paste Special.
  5. Choose Copy (selection only) to create a new copy of the selection only and maintain links to the original related documents or Duplicate (selection and related) to create a new copy of the selection and all related documents and create the links among the copies.
  6. Click OK.

Related Topics

Copy Documents in the Library

Copy and Paste (Library)

Copy and Paste Special (Library)