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Duplicating content

How to duplicate anything with a simple shortcut.

Updated over 4 months ago

You can make a copy of anything (notes, images, links, columns, or entire boards) in Milanote. This is great for creating templates or organizing the same content in various ways.

Copy/paste shortcuts

On the desktop, you can either copy and paste by selecting it in the right-click menu, or use the keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut

Mac

Windows

Copy

⌘ + C

Control + C

Paste

⌘ + V

Control + V

Drag to duplicate content

Or you can hold Alt (Option) and Drag your content to make a copy of it.

Right-click shortcuts menu

Pulling up the menu will depend on what device you are using

Device

Shortcut

Desktop/laptop

Right-click on any item

iPad

Two-finger tap any item

iPhone/Android app

Long-press any item

Keep multiple notes in sync

You can keep the contents of multiple note cards in sync. This is handy if you want to display the same content in different boards. Learn how to do this

FAQs

What's the difference between the Copy, Duplicate, and "Create Synced copy" options?

The duplicate option creates a new copy instantly cascading from the original element.

Copy is a standard copy-and-paste function and will require you to paste the element. If you right-click the board to paste, it will paste the element directly where you right-clicked.

Synced copies are notes that will display the same text everywhere. Look out for the "There are other copies of this card" message at the bottom of a note. If you see this label, editing the card will edit all other instances of the note!

What is a board shortcut?

If you see this icon, the tile is a shortcut that takes you to the original location of the content. It does not act as a copy of the board, so make sure you duplicate the original board if you are trying to make multiple versions with different elements.

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