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Copy Records to Clipboard

Copying moves data out of the ephemeris table and into whatever you are writing, without exporting the whole study. Right-clicking any row opens a menu with four commands: two that copy the selected record's timestamp, and two that copy the whole selection as a formatted block.

The Records Copy Menu​

CommandWhat it copiesRequires
DateThe selected record's date, in short date form.A completed generation and one selected record.
Date and TimeThe selected record's date together with its time, in the study location's time zone.A completed generation and one selected record.
As MarkdownThe selected rows as a Markdown table, ready to paste into a document.At least one selected row.
As Tab-DelimitedThe selected rows as tab-separated text, ready to paste into a spreadsheet.At least one selected row.

As Markdown and As Tab-Delimited honor the table's current column visibility and order, so hiding a column keeps it out of the copied block, and moving a column moves it in the block too.

The record context menu open over the ephemeris table, listing Date, Date and Time, As Markdown, and As Tab-Delimited.

tip

Select the rows you want before you right-click. Shift-click extends the selection to a contiguous range, and Ctrl-click (Cmd-click on macOS) adds individual rows to it. See Ephemeris Table.

Copy a Record's Date​

To put one record's date on the clipboard in short date form:

  1. Right-click the record's row to open the context menu.
  2. Click Date.

The ephemeris table with one record row selected and the Date command highlighted in the open context menu.

The date is copied in the short date form your operating system uses, without the time.

Copy a Record's Date and Time​

To put the date together with the time of day on the clipboard:

  1. Right-click the record's row to open the context menu.
  2. Click Date and Time.

The ephemeris table with one record row selected and the Date and Time command highlighted in the open context menu.

The time is expressed in the study location's time zone, the same zone the Date Time column uses.

Copy Records as Markdown​

To copy a block of rows as a Markdown table:

  1. Right-click one of the selected rows to open the context menu.
  2. Click As Markdown.

A contiguous block of selected rows in the ephemeris table, with the As Markdown command highlighted in the menu.

The copied table carries only the columns currently visible, in their current order.

Copy Records as Tab-Delimited Text​

To copy a block of rows as tab-separated text:

  1. Right-click one of the selected rows to open the context menu.
  2. Click As Tab-Delimited.

A contiguous block of selected rows in the ephemeris table, with the As Tab-Delimited command highlighted in the menu.

Pasting this into a spreadsheet drops each column into its own cell.