Working with library items using keyboard shortcuts

You can cut, copy, and paste library items using keyboard shortcuts. You can cut or copy an item from the Library panel and paste it onto the Stage or into another library, or paste a folder into another library. If you paste a folder, each item in the folder is included.

You can use keyboard shortcuts to select a library item. See Navigating tree controls using keyboard shortcuts

Items are cut, copied, and pasted using the following criteria:

You can cut or copy one item or multiple items.
You cannot paste a shape from the Stage into the library.
You cannot paste a library item into a common library, because common libraries cannot be modified. However, you can create a new common library. See Working with common libraries.
When you paste a library item onto the Stage, the item is centered.
To paste a library item into a folder in the destination library, you can click on the folder before pasting.
You can paste a library item into a different location in the same library where it originated.
If you attempt to paste a library item into a location containing another item by the same name, you can select whether to replace the existing item.

To cut, copy, and paste library items using keyboard shortcuts:

To copy or paste a selected library item, press Control+X (Windows) or Command+X (Macintosh) to cut the item, or press Control+C (Windows) or Command+C (Macintosh) to copy the item.
To paste a cut or copied item, click on the Stage or in another library to set the insertion point, and press Control+V (Windows) or Command+V (Macintosh) to paste in the center of the Stage, or press Control+Shift+C (Windows) or Command+Shift+C (Macintosh) to paste in place (in the same location as the original).