# Tag path binding

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-binding/70129>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 21, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-binding/70129 "2023-02-21T18:44:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Alan\_Cannon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alan_cannon/32/31171_2.png) [@Alan\_Cannon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alan_Cannon)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-binding/70129/1 "2023-02-21T18:44:51Z")

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Afternoon, in my task to help move faster i was attempting to Copy/Paste Tag Paths to an Object on my Screen so to modify a property (Image 1)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/b/4bd766840a90e997fde24a81fcfe4ffd5432c5c2.png)  
However i am locked from Copy / Paste. I must only select from the drop list.. Is there a feature/ switch/ function i am missing here. when i select the item manually i am allowed to proceed  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/c/bce55b906014a1ea3d7cce1f5ea3e684c6323051.png)

would the txtBox.Value [changed / cr/lf / lost focus] not be a better way to allow faster development? / Improvement to the binding page?

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-binding/70129/2 "2023-02-21T18:52:26Z")

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This is Vision, correct? Might want to tag your post accordingly.

I am able to copy a path, using 8.1.25.

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Cannon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alan_cannon/32/31171_2.png) [@Alan\_Cannon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alan_Cannon)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-path-binding/70129/3 "2023-02-21T19:55:14Z")

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off selecting to something else (bi-directional for instance) on the Window while keeping the pasted path will allow you to move on( not the number to color boxes).