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title: "Cut, copy and Paste Objects"
slug: "cut-copy-and-paste-objects"
updated: 2025-08-22T12:17:57Z
published: 2025-08-22T12:17:57Z
canonical: "help.movingimage.com/cut-copy-and-paste-objects"
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# Cut, copy and Paste Objects

#### Cutting, copying, and pasting objects including properties and animations

When you add objects to the Stage and [Timeline](https://help.movingimage.com/preview/v1/en/4b0a0b1e-d320-48f3-b578-54487d17d4bb/1), you usually change their size, position, properties, and animations. If you want to move or reuse such modified objects, the functions **cut, copy and paste** can be very handy.

You can cut, copy and paste objects, including their properties and animations as follows:

1. Select an object on the Stage and then use the following standard **key combinations**:

- on a Windows PC: use Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+V to cut, copy or paste the object
- on a Mac: use Cmd+X, Cmd+C, and Cmd+V to cut, copy or paste the object

2. Alternatively, you can also use the **icons** above the Stage to cut, copy or paste:

![](https://helpcenter.moovly.com/galleryDocuments/edbsn6c7df6e4a9a82acf0ff2480a99a4e6767a9768dd162af9de628d62e5adcbbf8cbca940d9afe894d0223d9194a53d413bf2a274c4bf26874a0af259ba94d751a2?inline=true)

  

Objects will be pasted as follows:

- on the Stage: at the same place as the cut or copied object
- on the Timeline: where the red Playhead is present

Note that these cut, copy and paste functions can also be applied to [Clips](https://help.movingimage.com/preview/v1/en/ff4a0d1c-f1d3-4e72-8ed2-acf6dee26ef1/1).