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Copying, duplicating, and deleting popovers

You copy, duplicate, or delete popovers by copying, duplicating, or deleting their associated popover buttons. You can’t copy, duplicate, or delete popovers independently of their popover buttons.

To copy, paste, duplicate, or delete a popover:

1.	In Layout mode, select the popover button.

2.	Do one or more of the following.

To	Do this
Copy (or cut) a popover, then paste it onto the same or another layout	• Choose Edit menu > Copy (or Cut). Click with the arrow pointer where you want the popover button centered, then choose Edit menu > Paste Layout Object(s) (Windows) or Edit menu > Paste (OS X).  • Or, hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (OS X), drag the pointer to a new location, and release the mouse.
Duplicate a popover	• Choose Edit menu > Duplicate.  • Or, press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (OS X) as you drag.
Delete a popover	• Choose Edit menu > Clear.  • Or, press Backspace or Delete.

Notes

•	Any popover you cut or copy stays on the Clipboard until the next time you choose Cut or Copy (in FileMaker Pro or another application), or restart or turn off your computer.

•	You can use the Duplicate command to create a series of identical popovers. After choosing Edit menu > Duplicate, drag the new popover button to a different location on the layout, then choose Edit menu > Duplicate again.

•	If you select and copy locked objects, the copies are unlocked.