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# Copying and Pasting Channels or Keyframes

Use the Copy and Paste buttons to copy and paste animation curves or keyframes between channels. You can copy and paste folders provided the folder to which you are pasting has the same number of channels and folders as the folder you copied. For example, in Action, you can copy the Scale folder from an axis and paste it into the Scale folder of another axis because they have the same channels (X scale, Y scale, for example). Trying to copy and paste the Camera folder to the Scale folder will not work because the two folders do not contain the same number and kinds of channels.

NoteIf an expression is applied to the selected channel, the expression is copied instead.

To copy and paste a selection of keyframes:

1. Select keyframes on a channel, and click Copy.
   TipKeyframes do not have to follow one another to be copied and pasted to another channel.
2. Drag the positioner to a new frame.
3. Paste the copied keyframes using one of the following methods:
   - Select the channel where the keyframes will be pasted, then click Paste. This pastes the keyframes at the current frame.
   - In Move mode, Shift+spacebar-click a channel to paste keyframes starting from the location of the cursor. For example, Shift+spacebar-click frame 10 on a channel to paste the copied keyframes into the channel starting at frame 10.

   The keyframe values for the selected channels are pasted and set in the current frame.

   Selected non-contiguous keyframes | Selected keyframes pasted to second animation curve beginning from positioner

To copy and paste a curve:

1. From the Channel View box, select Channels.
2. Select the channel containing the animation curve.
   TipSelect a folder to copy all the channels in a folder.
3. Click Copy.
4. Select the channel where you want to paste the copied curve.
5. Click Paste.

   The channel values you copied are applied to the selected channel or folder.