The shortcuts
- Copy: Ctrl+C (⌘C on a Mac)Copies the selected hotspot.
- Paste: Ctrl+V (⌘V)Adds the copied hotspot in the centre of your current view.
- Duplicate: Ctrl+D (⌘D)Copies and pastes in one step: the new hotspot appears a little to the right of the original, in the same panorama.
The shortcuts work in the editor whenever you aren’t typing in a box, such as a hotspot’s name. Click the panorama first if they don’t seem to respond.
Copy a hotspot to another panorama
- On the Hotspot tab, click the hotspot in the panorama to select it.
- Press Ctrl+C (⌘C). The editor confirms it’s copied.
- Open the panorama you want it in, from the thumbnails at the bottom.
- Turn the view so the spot you want is in the middle of the screen.
- Press Ctrl+V (⌘V). The hotspot appears in the centre of the view, with its settings open. Drag it to fine-tune its position.
While you have a hotspot copied and nothing selected, the Hotspot tab shows a Paste button with the hotspot’s name. Click it to paste, or choose × next to it to forget the copy.
Make several in a row
Select a hotspot and press Ctrl+D (⌘D) as many times as you need. Each copy appears beside the one before; drag each into place.
Things to know
- One at a time. You copy one hotspot at a time, and copying another replaces it.
- Within one tour. Paste into the panoramas of the tour you copied from.
- Links to a panorama stay the same. A copied navigation hotspot still goes to the panorama the original went to. Change Link To if the copy should go somewhere else.
- To give every new hotspot the same look from the start, set Default Hotspots on the Tour tab. See Style hotspot labels and icons.
Common questions
Can I copy a hotspot to another tour?
No. Copy and paste work within one tour: you can paste into any panorama of the tour you copied from. To reuse a block such as a menu or welcome screen in other tours, use Global Blocks.
Does a copied hotspot keep its link and style?
Yes. A copied hotspot keeps its icon, label, style and what it links to. A copied navigation hotspot still goes to the same panorama, so change Link To if the copy should go somewhere else.
Why don’t the copy and paste shortcuts work?
The shortcuts are ignored while you’re typing in a box, such as a hotspot’s name. Click the panorama first, and select a hotspot before you press Ctrl+C (⌘C) or Ctrl+D (⌘D).