Cut, copy, and paste a ladder diagram element

In the routine, right-click a ladder diagram element and select

Cut

or

Copy

.

Right-click a location in the routine and select

Paste

. The element is pasted.

(optional) To cut or copy multiple ladder diagram instructions, branches, and branch levels, hold

Ctrl

and then select multiple Ladder Diagram elements before you cut or copy. When you copy and paste nonconsecutive elements, the selected elements paste in order from left to right over the last selected rung.

When you copy nonconsecutive ladder diagram elements in the order of 4, 2, and 1, the elements paste over element 1 (the last element selected) and paste in the order of 1, 2 and 4.

When you copy nonconsecutive ladder diagram elements in the order of 5, 2, and 4, the elements paste over 4 (the last element selected). The new elements paste in the order of 5, 6, and 7.

When copying consecutive elements in the order of 1, 2, and 3, the elements paste over 3 (the last element selected). The new elements paste in the order of 4, 5, and 6.

Cut or copy and paste multiple instructions, branches, and branch levels on the same rung. The FactoryTalk Smart Object software does not support multiple cutting and pasting between rungs or branch levels.