To copy controls from one location to another:
- Select the control that you would like to copy within the form.
- Click Copy Control from the Designer ribbon or press Ctrl + c on the keyboard. The control is copied to the clipboard and the Toolbox under Copied Controls.
The control is now available to paste to another form or, if
multiple instances of the control are allowed on the same form, you can paste it within
the current form.
Clearing the Clipboard
You can clear copied controls.When you do this, not
only the currently copied control will be cleared from the clipboard, but the
controls displayed in the Toolbox pane will be cleared as
well. To clear the clipboard
Click Clear Clipboard in the
Designer ribbon.