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Copy, Paste, Delete, or Undo Row and Column Information

You can perform copy-and-paste operations on channel and module cells in the Configure Channels tab. You can use copy and paste for cells on the same module or from one module to another. You can also copy the channel configuration for an entire module to another module of the same type.

Copy and Paste Channel Cells

After configuring one or more channels, to copy cells:

1. Drag the mouse over the cells to be copied or cut.
2. Right-click the mouse and click Copy.
3. Drag the mouse over the cells to be pasted.
4. Right-click the mouse and click Paste.
5. Right-click the mouse and click Undo at any time to undo the previous operation.

Notes:

• You can also use CTRL+C to copy, Ctrl+V to paste, Ctrl+X to delete, or CTRL+Z to undo.
• If the paste operation is ambiguous, for example, attempting to paste a Range column onto a Function column, you will receive the "Invalid or incompatible target" error message.

Copy and Paste a Module

After configuring a module, to copy that configuration to another module of the same type:

1. Right-click the module number (34901A, for example) in the Channels column and click Copy.
2. Right-click on another module of the same type (34901A, for example) and click Paste.

Other Keyboard Operations

Use your computer keyboard's up, down, right, and left arrow keys to move from cell to cell on the Configure Channels tab. Use Enter to expand a list. Use the up and down arrow keys to move up and down the list.

Delete a Computed Channel

To delete a computed channel, which is given a 900-series channel number for DAQ970A/DAQ973A and 34972/70A | 9000-series for 34980, right-click on the channel then click Delete.