request: 'paste in place'

[martin draax]

Wouldn't it be great if you cout cut an object or group in Indesign and apply 'paste in place' (on a new layer) like in Illustrator? I'd use it all the time!

[James Gifford—NitroPress · Accepted solution]

Ctrl-Alt-Shift-V does pretty much that, I think. You do have to select the new page and layer, but it pastes the cut or copied object exactly in the same relative place on the page.

[martin draax]

Oh wow! it does! thank you!

[NetPixel · Accepted solution]

Paste in place already works in Indesign. Copy an object and go to a different page and paste with Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V. You may consider these options found in the Layers palette:

These will control how is your content pasted and ungrouped. Watch out, if you copy/paste from another document, when "Paste remembers layers" is turned on, it will create the layer from where the copy is coming from.

[martin draax]

it works! Thank you! Fantastic!

[rob day]

Hi @martin draax , You can also use the Layer panel and drag a selection to a different layer:

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Hi @martin draax , You can also use the Layer panel and drag a selection to a different layer:

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By @rob day

You forgot about using ALT key - what you are describing will only MOVE between layers - @martin draax wants to make a COPY.

[rob day]

great if you cout cut

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

great if you cout cut

By @rob day

Yeah, you are right.

[martin draax]

thank you!