Copy a PDF document between projects

Copy a PDF document across
View Designer
 projects:
  • To ensure consistency.
  • When access to the original PDF file does not exist.
  • To use a PDF document in another project.
Prerequisites
  • Open the source
    View Designer
     project containing the PDF document to copy.
  • If pasting content into another project, open another instance of
    View Designer
     with the target project. Open no more than three instances of
    View Designer
     at one time.
To copy a PDF document between projects
  1. Copy the PDF document from the
    Documents
    folder in the source project and paste it in the
    Documents
    folder of the target project.
  2. If the target project contains a PDF document with the same PDF file name, select
    Replace
    to overwrite the existing PDF document or select
    Cancel
    to not paste the PDF document.
    TIP:
    Tips:
    • Copying a PDF graphic element or a PDF Viewer Add-On Graphic copies the PDF document between projects.
    • When copying a PDF document that already exists in the target project and that PDF contains a different document,
      View Designer
       adds an increment number to the name of the PDF document. Copying a PDF named Document1 that contains InstructionManual1.pdf to a target project that already has a PDF named Document1 but contains a different document called InstructionManual2.pdf creates a PDF document named Document1_001.
    • Copying a PDF graphic element that contains a removed PDF document shows a red border with a message indicating that no PDF document is specified in the
      DocumentName
       property. If the PDF appears in an Add-On Graphic, the red border with a message indicating no PDF document appears in the definition of the Add-On Graphic and in instances of the Add-On Graphic.
    • Content pasted across projects of different terminal sizes is converted using the scaling option. The screen content remains the same size and position as on the original screens.
    • Copying a screen or popup that contains a PDF graphic element or PDF Viewer Add-On Graphic from one project to another copies the referenced PDF document to the
      Documents
      folder of the target project.
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