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Ramoses
Ramoses
Inspiring
January 7, 2022
Answered

Paste in Place not working properly

  • January 7, 2022
  • 4 replies
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This problem is not new for me, but it has been unbearable in this week to work with this tool. Sometimes it will work, some times it will NOT work for no reason. I selected the right artboard and did everything right as you can see in this video, but this glitch seems to come back time and time again.

Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

In my Illustrator, paste-in-place is position based per the artboard. What artboard was active when you copied the art? 

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Nuno Andre
Participating Frequently
November 12, 2023

I'm having the same issue; I always check the artboard where I need the paste in place to happen, so this was never the issue. It is frustrating because I don't know what to do; I'm using Illustrator 28.0 on a MacBook Air, 15' M2, MacOS Ventura 13.5.2, 24GB Memory. Please advise; I need this feature to be working. I appreciate any help you can provide.

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 12, 2023

Please can you exactly describe what is happening and show screenshots? Does the object paste at all? In which position? Are the artboard rulers on ?

 

Are you sure that no thirdparty software is interfering with your clipboard? 

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Nuno Andre
Participating Frequently
November 13, 2023

Hello,
.when I Paste in Place, it pastes on the same Artboard and not on the Artboard intended, although it is selected and the content copied has the layer and correct Artboard picked also;
.the rulers are on;
No third-party software at all; I never use it because I don't want conflicts to occur. This happens on and off. Not sure what is going on. Sometimes it works correctly, but, lately, it's always behaving like this.
I appreciate your concern.

    Ramoses
    RamosesAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 10, 2022

    Sorry guys, aparently my reptilian brain didn't know that when copying you needed to also select the respective art board. As you can see in the video it was copyed from the 7th artboard, and the actually was in the 8th artboard.

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 8, 2022

    In my Illustrator, paste-in-place is position based per the artboard. What artboard was active when you copied the art? 

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 7, 2022

      So the rulers are artboard based?

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