# Copy Paste Chart Properties

The ***Copy Properties*** and ***Paste Properties*** options given in the component (chart) properties menu provide a convenient way to synchronize the display properties of charting components. The user can easily align your dashboard elements to achieve a cohesive and visually appealing presentation.

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The given list of Component Properties are supported by the Copy & Paste Properties option.*

* Title properties
* Sub title properties
* X-Axis properties
* Y-Axis properties
* Legend properties
  {% endhint %}

The following are the steps to use this functionality:

* Open a ***Dashboard*** within the ***Designer*** canvas.
* Identify the charting component whose properties you wish to copy.
* Right-click on that charting component to reveal the component context menu.
* Select the ***Copy Properties*** option from the context menu. The properties of the selected charting component are now copied to the clipboard.

<figure><img src="/files/ppAVmTvek6jMmZBPqJC7" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Copying Properties of a charting component</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* Locate the target charting component that you want to align with the copied properties.
* Right-click on the target charting component to display the context menu.
* Select the ***Paste Properties*** option from the context menu. The properties copied to the clipboard will now be applied to the selected charting component.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/sUpchm0TKn2wlzv0CKaP" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Pasting the copied properties to another Dashboard component</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The targeted component instantly displays the copied properties of the source component.

<figure><img src="/files/POLm5ohffomUXQtbiEhm" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Dashboard in the Designer Canvas</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The user can also view the applied changes in the **Preview** mode of the dashboard.

<figure><img src="/files/RwqIny5wQM5efHNU0xpt" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Dashboard in the Preview mode</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The user can apply the copied properties to one component at a time. It is possible to apply the copied properties to multiple components by repeating the same steps (as mentioned above).*
{% endhint %}


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