# Bug Report View Designer 8.1.26, Copy and paste Greyed Out

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326 "2023-04-11T19:35:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul\_clayton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@paul\_clayton](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul_clayton)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326/1 "2023-04-11T19:35:15Z")

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Copy and paste, becomes greyed out, the work round seems to be to open another window or template, and right click on any component.  
Then return to the original screen and component and it works again.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/1/31e81d42aa7f7f4ab4e576c62ed7ea61e6801bd7.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/3/73c0a2476c0ef0581e5dc518300726253d960216.png)

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**Author:** ![Matthew.gaitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@Matthew.gaitan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew.gaitan)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326/2 "2023-04-11T20:31:05Z")

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This happens to me multiple times a day ☹

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Krell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Mike\_Krell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mike_Krell)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326/4 "2023-11-01T12:19:15Z")

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I am having the same issue and it is making things quite difficult. I am using 8.1.31. if i need to delete something it can be done in the project tree on the right side. sometimes closing windows and opening them will allow it to start working again but right now thats not even working.

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**Author:** ![James\_Toor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@James\_Toor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/James_Toor)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326/6 "2024-11-04T20:27:40Z")

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Same here, version 8.1.39

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**Author:** ![diamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@diamond](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diamond)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326/7 "2024-11-20T20:54:29Z")

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Also in 8.1.44

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**Author:** ![Roisin\_McGuire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/roisin_mcguire/32/63343_2.png) [@Roisin\_McGuire](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Roisin_McGuire)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-report-view-designer-8-1-26-copy-and-paste-greyed-out/72326/8 "2024-11-28T11:39:39Z")

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I have this issue too in 8.1.43, I agree that opening other windows seems to sort it sometimes