# Copying components from a Template into a Window

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-components-from-a-template-into-a-window/12287>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 26, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-components-from-a-template-into-a-window/12287 "2016-10-26T13:10:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-components-from-a-template-into-a-window/12287/1 "2016-10-26T13:10:56Z")

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I’m trying to copy a group of objects from inside of a Template (e.g. a Hand symbol) and paste it onto a screen/window, but i get the error: Unable to paste because of an unsatisfied object dependency. Can’t find component:

I don’t want to paste it as a reference, I want to paste it as a standard object… Can I do this?

And a related question: can you ‘paste in place’ in Ignition? e.g. paste an object into the same coordinates that it was copied from.

Thanks!

Nick

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-components-from-a-template-into-a-window/12287/2 "2016-10-27T00:21:06Z")

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[quote=“nminchin”]I’m trying to copy a group of objects from inside of a Template (e.g. a Hand symbol) and paste it onto a screen/window, but i get the error: Unable to paste because of an unsatisfied object dependency. Can’t find component:

I don’t want to paste it as a reference, I want to paste it as a standard object… Can I do this?[/quote]Hmmm. I would have thought so. Try pasting into a text editor and see what you get.[quote=“nminchin”]And a related question: can you ‘paste in place’ in Ignition? e.g. paste an object into the same coordinates that it was copied from.[/quote]Yes. It’s called “Paste Immediate” and is set to Ctrl-I.

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-components-from-a-template-into-a-window/12287/3 "2016-10-27T00:48:03Z")

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I pasted the clipboard into notepad and it pasted in a whole bunch of text. Pasting into ignition didn’t work, however in the notepad text I searched for the line that had the template name in it that it was complaining it couldn’t find a reference for, and deleted the whole line.

I copied the text and pasted into Ignition and this worked ![:mrgreen:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/d23659b203d2d24d394be983a52adb2fa6fe23d4.gif "Mr. Green") thanks!

I deleted this line, where Tank (Overview) Base is the template name:

```auto
					<o-c m="_setSymbolicSourcePath" s="1;str"><str id="3">Tank (Overview) Base</str></o-c>
```

This was the only reference to the template.