Copying or Moving Note Files or Entries

Some of this has been asked before here in the forum. There is no single method for copying a note file. But a work-around is shown below.

Be very careful when performing this operation, so that you do not loose anything. It requires that you pay close attention.
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1)  Open your Note file (i suggest into a floating window or blank Layout).

2)  Open a new Note file where you want to copy/move your notes to.
     [Click on File and on the left side of the drop down menu click on Notes, if using a floating window, you will need to drag your new Note file to it]
    (now you have both Note files visible and side by side)

3)  Click on Compact as this will make it easier to see individual notes.

4) Move your mouse to the left side of a note that you want to move/copy to the new Note file.
    You will see a blue bar appear. Click and drag the note....

5)  ... and drop it into your New Note file.

6)  Now you have moved your note from the original Note file to the New Note file.
     Notice that it is missing from your original Note file and it is showing in your New Note file.

7) Now while still in your New Note file, if you only want a copy of the note that you just moved.
    Then on your keyboard press Ctrl Z.

8)  Notice that your note reappears in your original Note file and that it is still present in the New Note file.

9)  Repeat steps 4-7 for each note that you want to move/copy.

10)  Don't forget to name your New Note file!!!

EDIT: added to wiki How can I copy/move notes to a New Note file

Steve,

Great tutorial. Question: Will this process work for clippings (right now I'm using them more than notes)?

Thanks,

Donnie

steve clark said:

This probably has to do with the difference on how Logos constructs them. Notes are probably rich text entries for each note. While clippings are more complex (links to the original resource, bibliography, attached note, etc). So i have found no way to copy a clipping. Although you can drag a clipping to another clipping, but the Ctrl Z trick doesn't work and it is removed from the original clipping file.

Has anyone tried holding down the "ctrl", "alt", and/or "shift" keys during a clipping drag to see if it impacts whether the result is a copy or a move?

Donnie

I don't think I was clear.

In Windows Explorer (as one example), if you hold down just the "Ctrl" key ***during the drag-and-drop operation itself*** (not Ctrl-Z or Ctrl-Y), you force a "copy" of whatever you're dragging (it could implicitly be something else, like a "move" if it's a file to a folder on the same drive letter). If you hold down just the "Alt" key, you force a "move", even if it would otherwise be a "copy"

I'm wondering if Logos supports the same thing for drag-and-drop operations between clipping files. It appears the default behavior is a "move", so if it were to follow Windows Explorer's behavior, holding down "Ctrl" would force the operation to be a "copy" instead.

Hopefully that's a bit clearer...

Donnie